一个叫埃利的女人在冬天驱车来到了冰天雪地的北大西洋岛，旅馆的女老板对她进行了热情地招待，女老板帮她收拾好房间，问她为什么在冬天来到这里，埃利回答说为了休假。 埃利在旅店安顿下来后来到便利店挑选了几样生活用品，主动向售货员自我介绍，但售货员只是礼貌地向她笑笑，机械地回答了她的问题。 埃利在岛上见识到了民众的风土人情，见到了人民彼此之间淳朴的生活方式，在这样一个天海相接的地方，在这样一个与大自然彼此亲近的地方，埃利终于将自己的内心交付于大自然，得到了彻底的心灵解脱。
Elie, a young woman from the city, has come to a remote North Atlantic island. It's the spring thaw, and she is here to convalesce and get to know the community. The annual seal hunt is in full swing, and Elie feels both drawn to and repelled by the men engaged in it. In this isolated world, people's lives and deaths are shaped by the brute forces of nature. Elie's presence arouses curiosity and mistrust. Maria, the village matriarch and den mother, seeks to uncover the secret reason behing Elie's visit. Wolves explores the profound need for belonging.
