In a cold and remote landscape, two strangers struggle to repair their broken pasts. A young man is on parole after serving time for attempting to murder the man who killed his girlfriend in a hit and run. A woman is released from a psychiatric facility far from her homeland. These two damaged strangers cross paths in the mountains in winter and fall into a complex intimate relationship, putting to the test their capacity to trust and heal.
Cinematography
New Zealand mountains as a fifth character—unforgiving and gorgeous.
Acting
Charnock and Dobroshi communicate volumes in loaded silences.
Director
Dustin Feneley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dustin Feneley's debut feature was shot in Central Otago during actual winter conditions—actors reportedly couldn't feel their fingers.
Arta Dobroshi, a Kosovo-Albanian actress, brings authentic displacement to Grace; the film mirrors New Zealand's complicated relationship with outsiders and isolation.
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