In the depths of winter, in a village high in the Alps where barely a ray of sunlight reaches the valley, a lone rider makes his way into town. This stranger goes by the name of Greider; nobody knows where he is from and, met with blatant distrust, nobody wants him in the village. The sons of Old Brenner, the village patriarch who holds the entire community under his threatening, violent ways, would have chased him away if Greider hadn’t bribed them with a fistful of gold coins. Brenner’s sons have the widow Gader put the stranger up for the winter, her young daughter soon to be married. But Luzi, the bride-to-be, is full of trepidation. In this valley, a wedding comes with a terrible tradition, and whoever opposes it will be subjected to a merciless punishment.  As the wedding draws near, a tragic accident leads to the death of one of Brenner’s beloved sons. And when another son is mysteriously killed, it’s clear this is not a coincidence: the time has come for Brenner’s family to pay, and Greider plans to settle a score long forgotten by everyone but him.