阿拉斯加前爱国者杰克在妻子去世后回到费尔班克斯的家中。他充满了愤怒、内疚和沮丧。当他遇到一名正在调查采矿作业对当地水源影响的研究生时，他隐居的生活方式受到了挑战。这部电影是在费尔班克斯拍摄的。电影是美丽和真实的。亚北极夏季和生活方式的描绘没有任何虚假或刻板印象。拍摄于 6 月中旬的一年中最长的一天，摄影师和导演充分利用了午夜的太阳和这个世界独特的季节美景。对于这部费尔班克山来说，看到一部以如此完整的方式描绘阿拉斯加内陆的电影令人耳目一新。丹尼尔·波尼克利 扮演杰克的演员扮演了一个在悲伤中迷失的鳏夫。波尼克利还写了剧本。这是导演佐伊奎斯特的第二部全长故事片。她的第一部电影 Raw Cut 是一部惊悚片，也是在全景环境中拍摄的——怀俄明州杜布瓦——她出色地利用了环境的自然美景。通过这两个不同的故事，奎斯特证明了她的导演才华和能力。新人 Carrie Baker 和老将 Mischa Barton 的表现非常出色。我本来希望看到更多的巴顿。Syd Wilder，作为一个有着一颗金子般的心和一身罪恶的肉体的女服务员，非常令人信服，因为他们扮演的坏男孩角色 Jonathan Bennett 和 Levi Ben-Israel 非常令人信服。比利·赞恩 (Billy Zane) 很好地扮演了 UAF 地球物理学院教授的角色，托利·拉米雷斯 (Toly Ramirez) 为 Mining for Ruby 写了乐谱，就像他为 Raw Cut 制作的令人难以忘怀的音乐一样。这部电影的长度为 95 分钟，作者发现它们是重新发现他的家乡的一种非常愉快的方式。
Jack, an Alaskan ex patriot, returns to his Fairbanks home following the death of his wife. He is full of anger, guilt and depression. His reclusive lifestyle is challenged when he meets a graduate student who is investigating the affects of the mining operations on a local water source. The film was shot on location in Fairbanks. The cinematography is beautiful and genuine. There is nothing fake or stereotypical about the portrayal of the subarctic summer and lifestyle. Filmed during in mid-June during the longest day of the year, the cinematographer and the director make excellent use of the midnight sun and the seasonal beauty unique to this part of the world. For this Fairbanksan, it was refreshing to see a film where Interior Alaska is portrayed with such integrity. Daniel Ponickly, who stars as Jack delivers a good performance as the widower who is lost in his grief. Ponickly also wrote the screenplay. This is the second full length feature film for director Zoe Quist. Her first film, Raw Cut, a thriller was also filmed in a panoramic environment -Dubois, WY- she made excellent use of the natural beauty of the environment. Through these two different stories, Quist proved her directing talent and ability. Newcomer Carrie Baker, and veteran Mischa Barton give very good performances. I would have liked to see more of Barton. Syd Wilder, is very convincing as the waitress with a heart of gold and a body for sin as are very convincing in their bad boy roles Jonathan Bennett and Levi Ben-Israel. Billy Zane is well cast as a UAF School of Geophysics professor, Toly Ramirez wrote the score for Mining for Ruby, as he did the haunting music for Raw Cut. The length of the film is 95 minutes and this writer found them to be a very enjoyable way to rediscover his home town.
