The Will To Survive An Original Screenplay by Bo Moore THE TREATMENT ACT I: The setting in the book, Hatchet, is the Canadian wilderness, near an L shaped lake. The story takes place in the late 1980's. The hero of Hatchet is Brian Robenson. He is a 13-year-old from the city. Alone in the wilderness, after surviving a plane crash, Brian encounters challenges as he faces survival. His biggest challenge is nature. Wild animal attacks and a tornado and survival are the main dangers Brian faces. While Brian is flying to his father's home in the Canadian oil fields, the pilot has a heart attack and dies. With the pilot's death, Brian is left alo