Eva (Odessa Young), a 19th-century widow, is faced with an impossible choice when, in the midst of a particularly cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing village. Eva and her crew must choose between saving the survivors or surviving the winter on their last remaining food. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the villagers struggle with a growing sense of terror and begin to believe that they are all being punished for their choices.