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Prepare For Your Final Descent
The film starts in medias
res. A boy with a large birthmark covering one eye is running frantically
through a blizzard in Jotunheimen, being pursued. Eventually, he
stumbles, and his unseen pursuer catches up to him. Despite his pleas, the
person proceeds to bury him alive in the snow.
The film then introduces the protagonists: A group of friends in their late
teens going on a snowboard vacation to Jotunheimen. They are Eirik; the oldest,
who has a mature sense of duty; Jannicke, Eirik's strong-willed girlfriend;
Mikal, the 'cool' guy of the group; Ingunn, Mikal's girlfriend who's not too
sure of herself; and Morten Tobias, the jokester and entertainer of the
group.
The group are driving in their car towards Jotunheimen. When they arrive,
they climb the first mountain, and are stunned by the magnificent view. The gang
immediately whip out their snowboards and surf down the mountain slopes, but
unfortunately, Morten breaks his leg. They treat it the best they can but
realize they can't care for it properly out in the wilderness. They spot a
hotel, and decide to seek help there.
When they get to the hotel, Eirik soon discovers that there are no people
resident. He breaks in through a window and unlocks a door, then Mikal and
Jannicke proceeds to lie Morten down on a couch in the parlor. They then treat
the broken leg with alcohol and superglue. Eirik, Mikal and Ingunn later go to
explore the abandoned resort, while Jannicke stays to keep Morten company. The
three discover the electric generator of the hotel. Eirik fixes the generator
and power is restored to the resort. Afterwards, Mikal and Ingunn run off by
themselves. While exploring the various hotel suites, they discover a room in
particular disarray with the window broken, and Ingunn is slightly shocked to
find blood and small amounts of hair on a glass shard. Eirik, on his way back to
the parlor, hears a clanking noise deeper down the cellar, and assumes it's
Mikal and Ingunn. He calls for them to be more careful, but he receives no
reply. With the lights back on, music playing and plentiful amounts of food and
alcohol, the group are all quite content and have a great time in the parlor.
Jannicke finds the hotel's guestbook and discovers that the last guest checked
in sometime during 1975, and under the names of the last registered guests,
there is a message reading: "We hope you find your son". Inside the book, there
is a picture of a family. And the boy is the same one who was being chased and
buried in snow during the opening sequence.
What the group does not know is that a mysterious figure has been watching
them since they arrived, roaming about the hotel without them knowing.
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