Inspired by Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" and Official entry from Kazakhstan - Oscars 2014 - Best Foreign Language. Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" is reset in the severe winter steppes of Kazakhstan where merciless wolves are awaiting their prey. How far can an old man go, lost in a snowstorm and faced with ferocious beasts, in order to protect his beloved sheep and his own life?