Trapped on a makeshift platform, high in an ancient redwood tree, a beautiful young tree sitter named Sophie and a mysterious drifter who calls himself Mal are forced to battle the ruthless lumbermen determined to cut down the tree. An idealistic activist still only in her teens, Sophie also must cope with Mal, a seemingly wacky eccentric who claims to be more than 2,000 years old. Together they try to survive a terrifying, life-changing three-day ordeal, while during brief moments of calm Mal's penchant for passionate ranting reveals the frightening environmental threats he has witnessed throughout the world. In the magical world of the redwood forest, the lives of Sophie and Mal are miraculously and forever transformed.