A young orphaned woman named Kotzebue is trying to find out who her parents are in the icy landscapes of Alaska. Kotzebue is helped by an East German librarian, whose husband was killed while fleeing from the GDR. Although both women could not be more different from each other, a fragile relationship forms.
Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
as Butch
K.D. Lang
as Kotzebue
Rosel Zech
as Roswitha
Chuck Connors
as Bingo Chuck
Christel Merian
as Albert's Wife
Jane Lind
as Noayak
Wayne Waterman
as Ronnie
Eugene Omiak
as Ovy
Wolfgang Steinberg
as Albert
Alvira H. Downey
as Izzy