IanTraceyplays11-year-oldPeter,whoisplaguedbydemonsandsenttoaninstitutionforsettingfires.PeterescapesandhopsafreighttrainheadedintonorthernB.C.Heisbefriendedbyanativeshamanor"dreamspeaker"(GeorgeClutesi).TheshamanmakessomestridesbutisunabletogettotherootofPeter'sproblems.Peteriscapturedbythepoliceandtakenbacktotheinstitutionwhereheslidesdownevenfurther.