After a harrowing plane crash into the sea, a group of American military cadets finds itself marooned on a deserted island. Realizing the minimal chances of being rescued, the boys band together out of fear and desperation. But as the island paradise becomes their own, competition and power struggles split them into two packs. Ralph leads one group and preaches civilized ingenuity and togetherness, but Jack wants nothing of it and builds a faction of barbaric hunters who ultimately go to war with Ralph. This powerful shift in conscience transforms ordinary kids into primal killers, setting off a devastating battle fo good versus evil and presenting a haunting metaphor for the savage in us all. Adapted from William Golding's classic novel of the same name.