一个晴朗的上午父亲带着自己的儿子前往山中进行一次愉快的活动,可是因为自己的疏忽导致了自己的孩子在途中意外冻死。因为自己孩子的死亡引出了家庭的斗争,妻子不停地在埋怨着丈夫的粗心,可丈夫对于失去儿子的事情也痛心不已,就这样俩人痛苦的过着日子。婚姻也变得摇摇欲坠,俩人不知该如何面对。During the first snow of the year 3 year-old Nate Denton wanders away from his father's truck and disappears. The fevered search for him ends with the devastating discover of his tiny, frozen body. Nate's death throws the small foothills community of Angel's Crest into disarray. The inhabitants confront what Nate's death means to them and in the face of that struggle they deal with their own concepts of right and wrong.