Andy is growing up in coal country. Like other boys his age in the area, he is learning the coal business from his father. Members of the tight-knit coal mining community rely on the stability of the coal industry for financial support. Even as a boy, Andy benefits from the work he does around the mines with his father. As he works the equipment his father has taught him, Andy thinks about the other lessons he’s learned from his parents. Young as he is, he sees the connection between the coal mining life he simultaneously fights and embraces and the values his parents have ingrained in him. However, Andy quickly learns that there is a growing threat to the life-blood of his community and the values it holds dear. Government regulations on coal are becoming more stringent and begin to strain the communities that rely on coal for survival. The growing financial strain opens the door for new troublesome opportunities to enter the area. Can the coal mining community withstand the growing political pressure and the new external threats?