Set against the backdrop of a distant war raging in Europe and a rapidly changing landscape in the West, 'Ridgerunner' follows a notorious thief who is determined to steal enough money to secure his son's future. But his 12-year-old son was left in the care of Sister Beatrice in the town of Banff, Alberta, who keeps the boy secluded in her home. His father is coming for him. The nun won't let him go.