14-year-old Ella is determined to travel the length of the Inside Passage, along the shores of the Great Bear Rainforest by kayak in order to testify against a proposed pipeline that would see oil tanker traffic through her beloved homel…

十九世纪，加拿大政府把印第安土著的儿童强制抓进改造学校，接受白人教育。来自印第安马家族的男孩迷恋冰球并表现出众，在加入职业球队后却受到歧视，直到回归故乡后他才重新振作起来。影片力图把原著小说承载的厚重感传达给观众，对白人和土著的冲突刻画生动。</p>