在这部金海豹冒险片中,简单直接的家庭电影，但因故事背景的特别而显得趣味盈然。全片在太平洋的阿留申群岛上拍摄，描述一对年轻的土著夫妇和小儿子居住在几乎与世隔绝的孤岛上，父亲阿金直想捕捉到传说中的金海豹，因为它们的头可以带来大笔奖金。但是这只海豹却被小儿子发现，他处处保护着海豹，而父亲却千方百计要捕捉它，父子之间形成了强烈的对立，甚至令阿金几乎丧失了儿子对他的喜爱与尊重。片中对白虽然有点生硬，但导演弗兰克．祖尼加处理动作戏相当紧张刺激，加上海岛周遭的优美风光，令人看得相当舒服。
A lonely 10-year-old boy living with his parents in a remote coastal part of Alaksa, spontaneously finds a legendary golden seal and her newborn pup. But the greed for her valuable pelt sets off the hunters, including his own father, the local natives, and an ambitious poacher in pursuit the seal. The golden seal and her cub are hunted for a huge bounty on her head and the mythological legend.
