I advise reading "The Golden Spruce" for full details and watching this for scenery and atmosphere. You can tell the film didn't fully follow the book but it could have omitted some lingering shots for more background info.
***Spoiler Alert*** This film paints a picture of a man who, in his attempts to provoke a more widespread debate about forestry practice in British Columbia, seemingly did little more than cause the debate to be sidetracked. All sides were outraged by his felling of 'the Golden Spruce'.
