Diz(JoelCourtney)isarecklessteenagedrifterlivinglifeontherun.Abandonedbyhisparentsasachild,helooksoutforhimselfanddoesntaccepthandouts.Hetakeswhateverhewantsandruns.Jadedanddeterminedtoanswertonoone,Dizlivesalifemarkedbythieveryandabandonment.ThingschangeforDizwhenhefloatsintoasmalltownontheSnakeRiver.ThereheisconfrontedbyanunflappableoldmannamedMartyandfallsforMartysguardedgranddaughter,Selah.WhenDizrobsalocaldrug-dealingcrazy,hebecomestheownerofagiantpileofcashandthetargetoftwoviciouskillers.Withmoremoneythanheknowswhattodowith,andcriminalsathisheels,Dizputsthepeopleheslearnedtocareaboutindanger,stilltryingtowinSelah.Butsomethingscantbestolenorbought.TheRiverThiefisafilmaboutguilt,self-sacrifice,andacceptinglifeasagift.