Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.

A woman, believing that her husband is having an affair, gets a stranger to proposition him so she can record the encounter.

An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.

Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed woman struggling to survive with her family in the Canadian wilderness.