5.047 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestIn the midst of the impassable landscape at the foot of the Alps, a young group of serious offenders is undergoing an experiential educational program intended to rehabilitate them. All of a sudden, a member of the program dies a violent death. Nobody knows exactly what happened, and the youths face a difficult decision. Should they wait for the authorities to recover the body and investigate the crime? Or, escape and take their fate into their own hands? The group doesn't have much in common with each other, though one thing unites them; all of them have had really bad experiences with the authorities and don‘t expect to be treated fairly. Since they don't know who the perpetrator is, they only have one option: to run. Up the mountains, up the highest peaks of the Alps. It seems hopeless until they stumble onto a complex cave system where they can find shelter from wind, weather, and their pursuers.
Cinematography
Alps as suffocating character, not postcard backdrop
Acting
Ensemble chemistry where every side-eye feels loaded
Creators
Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf, Klaus Wolfertstetter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
German 'Wilderness Therapy' programs actually exist — the show amplifies real debates about coercive rehabilitation vs. genuine transformation.
Shot on location in Tyrol with temperatures dropping to -15°C; actors performed their own climbing sequences after intensive training.
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