Jake is an unhappy schoolteacher whose childhood scars aren't merely skin deep. Jake's life is turned upside down when his father, Leif, an absent father and a man having his best days as a travel writer, insists that Jake help him with his next project, a book about Algonquin Park. Reaching a temporary agreement, father and son arrive at the long-abandoned family cabin in the woods, a tranquil backdrop to their troubled relationship. But the arguments and bad feelings are soon cut short by an unexpected tragedy. Leaving his father to rest along with the man's many secrets, Jake decides to finish the book as a gesture to the father he barely knew. Back at the cabin, Jake's work is interrupted by unexpected visitors: a mother and a child. Carmen and Iggy are revealed to be grieving members of Leif's secret family. For Jake, this deception seems to be the last straw. All he wants to do is pack up and go. However, something stops him. Iggy, just a...