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An 1875 immigration saga, a love story and an epidemic. Would you survive?
On a fateful day in October 1875, Nathan Olason step afoot on a strange unforgiving new country called Canada, determined to survive in this wild land given to the Icelanders. With visions of sandy beaches and a better life, Nath soon learns that paradise doesn't come easy.
With storm surges, frigid temperatures, racism and dwindling food supplies, Nathan and his family struggle to stay alive. With the help of a beautiful Cree woman named Anwa, they learn to fish and hunt, surviving against all the odds.
Then just when they think they have prevailed, tragedy strikes an ominous blow, a smallpox epidemic that decimates villages, quarantines the town of Gimli, but most of all threatens to claim what he holds dear the most.
Would you survive?
Be one of the last men standing; follow Nath on this heroic journey of immigration, manhood, immense love, resilience and perseverance beyond anything we know.