Newfoundland, Canada, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters and the cod industry abruptly collapses, the people begin to disappear from the town of Big Running as well. As residents are forced to leave the island in search of work, ten-year-old Finn Connor suddenly finds himself living in a ghost town. Then Finn's parents announce that they too must separate if their family is to survive. A Wes Anderson-esque tale.