Two cultures meet, clash, and come to an understanding in the Arctic. In 1938-39, French nobleman de Poncins spent 15 months living among the Inuit. At first their way of life appalls him. But as his odyssey continues, he is transformed from Kabloona, The White Man, an uncomprehending outsider, to someone who finds himself living, for a few short months, as Inuk: a man, preeminently.