When mutilated victims are found in the mountains of the Yukon Territory, a young First Nations man discovers his connection to a legendary beast that was once human, and teams up with an indigenous hunter to destroy the creature, before it finds their mountain town.   

SYNOPSIS:

For 350 years, the Tutchone people of Western Canada have told stories about the Beast known as Yakatutch, which lives in the remote wilderness of the Yukon. Once a fierce warrior, Yakatutch was cursed for an unspeakable crime against his people, and banished to the farthest mountains. But the Elders who cursed Yakatutch could not foresee what has come: a large population, living on the edge of its habitat.

When an unknown animal starts killing people near the small Yukon town of Whitehorse, Anthropologist Marcus Fletcher discovers DNA evidence of something part-human and part-animal. He believes it is the legendary creature, but his son Scott (22), is unconvinced. Scott and his father meet with a Tutchone Elder, who explains that Yakatutch can only be killed by one of his descendants. The Elder sends Matusa, a powerful-looking but quiet young man, who has been trained for one purpose: to kill The Beast.

When police discover more victims with distinctive claw-shaped wounds and The Beast’s DNA, Marcus makes an even more startling discovery -- The Beast is evolving -- becoming more human, and more dangerous. Marcus also believes The Beast's DNA is the key to ground-breaking medical research. He secretly goes to the mountains alone, hoping to capture The Beast, alive.

Believing his father is in grave danger, Scott convinces Bertrand that the legendary Beast is real. With Matusa as their guide, Scott and Arianne go with Bertrand to find Marcus, and hunt down The Beast.