In a world with no power, chaos soon descends. A powerful look at the
disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage
that has knocked out all modern amenities.
Fifteen-year-old Emma has moved house with her ex-Marine mother and
younger brother. It's a brand-new condo building, which explains the
semi-regular power outages, as workers complete the units around them.
So Emma isn't particularly concerned when the latest blackout hits just
as they are preparing to leave town on a long weekend camping trip. But
then the car won't start, and their cellphones appear dead -- and all
the cars outside their building seem to be stalled in a long traffic jam
...
In the midst of what appears to be a massive power outage, with their
camping gear packed and ready, Emma and her family canoe over to the
islands, just offshore, to wait it out. But while they land on an
isolated island, with a relatively hidden site, they are far from safe,
as people become increasingly desperate to find food and shelter. And as
the days pass, and the power remains out, the threat of violence becomes
all too real.