A young Jesuit priest feels driven to fulfil destiny and bring Christianity to the Huron, Amerindians living far beyond the furthest European settlement in deepest Quebec. Thus starts a perilous Conradian journey through stunning scenery and a desperate struggle for survival. The priest is assaulted by privation, doubt, sexual arousal, savagery and horror, enough to challenge any man's faith. A thinking-man's action-packed movie.