Whenagruesomelystagedbodyisfound,proppeduponamountainpassintheAlpsclosetotheGerman-Austrianborder,twodetectivesaresenttoinvestigate.ForGermandetectiveEllie,thisisthefirstrealchallengeofhercareer;herAustriancounterpartGedeonthoughseemstohavelostanyambitionsinhisjob.Verysoon,theydiscovermorecrimesceneswithsymbolicallyposedvictims,reminiscentofpaganrituals.Itallseemstobepartofabigger,sinisterplan.Elliefindsherselfunderincreasingpressuretounderstandthederangedkillersmotivessoshecanstophim.ThehuntleadsthemeverdeeperinthedarkvalleysandarchaicAlpinecustoms-andtheparanoidworldofthekiller.WrittenbyBetaFilm