A mountain landscape, and in the distance, a tiny dot with two gigantic horns. This is the realm of the Alpine Ibex. Our film tells the life story of Buck, a single dominant male. The film opens with his dying moments in Italy’s Gran Paradiso National Park, in the shadow of the same summit that witnessed his birth. In the flashbacks that follow, we relive the most important moments of his life.

Colin is 9 years old and he is a little city dweller like the others. However, the activity of his grandparents, animal filmmakers, intrigues him. On his days off, he goes up to see them in the heart of Gran Paradiso National Park. It is then another school that awaits him. Colin learns to be discreet, to recognize tracks, to walk with crampons, to bivouac at altitude. A beautiful family bond is f...