Jack, an Alaska gold rush era miner, is abandoned by his partner and left to make his way through the wilderness alone. Starving and injured, he struggles physically and spiritually to come to grips with what is of true value in his life. The gold, his love that waits for him or the food that can sustain him are all weighed against his ultimate survival. Shot in the wilds of Alaska, the film sets Jack against a landscape that has no mercy yet draws a distinct line to his Love of Life.