David and Nadja, a young professional couple living in Stockholm, find their marriage strained by the pressures of modern life and a lingering emotional disconnect. Seeking to reignite their fading spark and celebrate Nadja’s recent pregnancy, they embark on a scenic hiking trip to the remote, snow-covered mountains of northern Sweden. The journey is intended to be a romantic rekindling, but the isolation of the wilderness quickly transforms the excursion into a harrowing
fight for survival.The tension begins subtly when they encounter two local hunters who display an aggressive, xenophobic demeanor, leaving David and Nadja unsettled. That evening, while camping, a red laser sight suddenly appears on the wall of their tent, followed by a gunshot that narrowly misses them. Panic ensues as the couple is forced to flee into the freezing, pitch-black forest. They are now being hunted by an unseen sniper who seems to know the terrain intimately and plays psychological games with them, firing warning shots to herd them deeper into the treacherous wilderness.As the couple scrambles through the snow, the physical exhaustion and the extreme cold push their relationship to a breaking point. Nadja, driven by the primal need to protect her unborn child, displays a ruthless survival instinct that shocks David, who struggles to reconcile his wife’s sudden coldness with the woman he thought he knew. The narrative masterfully weaves in flashbacks, revealing that the couple’s past is not as pristine as they presented; a tragic hit-and-run accident haunts their conscience, suggesting that their current nightmare might be a calculated act of retribution rather than a random attack.The climax forces a brutal confrontation where the line between victim and perpetrator blurs. As the snow deepens, the couple is cornered, leading to a desperate, violent struggle for dominance. The hunter is revealed to be someone tied to their past, turning the
survival thriller into a visceral exploration of guilt, trauma, and the lengths to which people will go to bury their secrets. In the unforgiving landscape, David and Nadja must decide if their bond is strong enough to survive not only the sniper’s bullet but the dark reality of their own history.