The Dark Valley
Somewhere high up in the Alps, a lone rider makes his way along a hidden path and reaches a small village, tucked away between seemingly unreal mountains. This stranger goes by the name of Greider. Nobody knows where he is from and nobody wants him in the village, resulting in him being met with blatant distrust.
The sons of old Brenner, the patriarch in the village who calls the shots, would have chased him away if Greider hadn’t given them a fistful of gold coins. Greider introduces himself as a photographer and Brenner’s sons provide him with shelter for the winter at the house of Widow Gader and her young daughter, Luzi. Luzi is soon to be married to her sweetheart, Lukas, but is full of trepidation as the big day draws near because in this valley a wedding comes with a terrible tradition and whoever opposes this tradition will be subjected to a merciless punishment.
One day, when the village is cut off by snowfall and barely a ray of sunlight reaches the valley, a tragic accident occurs, killing one of Brenner’s sons. When another one of Brenner’s sons is mysteriously killed, it is clear that this is not a coincidence, which means that time has come for Brenner’s family to confront their long forgotten past.
Great Film. Quite depressing though.