ALGONQUIN is the story of Jake (Mark Rendall), an unhappy school teacher whose childhood scars are not merely skin deep. Jake's life is upended when his shifty, rogue of a father, Leif (Nicholas Campbell)an absentee parent and a man whose best days as a travel writer are well past himinsists that Jake help him with his next project, a book about Algonquin Park. Agreeing to the arrangement, both arrive at the long-neglected family cabin in the woods, a tranquil backdrop to their fractious relationship. But bickering and bad feelings are soon cut short by an unexpected tragedy.