Against the wish of his parent (who are in the thick of a mussy divorcement), a immature boy steal the ash of his dead gramps and run off into the wilderness with his dog. The boy is determine to carry through his darling grandfather’s die wish and distribute his ash atop a distant mount. Along the unreliable journeying, the boy and the dog are attach to by the shade of his grandfather, who help them on their journeying, bring the household back together and give the boy one last opportunity to say adieu.