The film opens with a hunting expedition in southern Utah. Chris shoots and wounds an elk and follows it into the forest to end its suffering. After an earthquake, he is shot by an arrow.In modern Los Angeles, Kira and Brock are the only ones attending their mother's funeral. Their social worker informs them that they will be split up by the child services system. Kira protests and plans to flee with her brother. While packing, Brock is visited by a gang member who gives him a package to keep safe. They steal the social worker's car in order to escape. On the way out of the parking lot, they are confronted by some local thugs.The two flee to Utah to hide with their Mormon cousins. They discuss Mormon culture on the trip. On the way and after they arive, Kira has flashbacks of her early childhood and the imaginary friend who lived in the woods.
What animal does Chris follow into the forest?
an elk