Class Trip

Events unfold during a contemporary school ski trip, with police activity and media coverage intruding on a family holiday. The snowbound resort and nearby town anchor the narrative in a recognizably modern world. The film grounds its tension in current-day details and the immediacy of news reports.

Set on a snow-blanketed mountain ski resort, the trip unfolds amid slopes, lodges, and a sense of isolation. The remote setting intensifies Nicolas’s unease as the group separates and his bag is left behind. The cold, precise environment mirrors the film's emotional tension and secrecy.

😨 Fear

Nicolas’s unease about fitting in blossoms into a broader fear of abandonment and danger. The fear is fueled by his father’s silence, the missing bag, and the ominous quiet on the slopes. The alpine setting intensifies vulnerability, turning ordinary moments into anxious trials. The film uses this fear to examine how a child longs to be seen and protected.

🌀 Imagination

To feel protected, Nicolas fabricates a story that his father is a secret agent, creating a danger that only he believes. His daydreams fuse with reality, blurring lines between what is real and what is imagined. This imaginative narrative acts as a shield but also a trap that amplifies isolation. The film invites viewers to consider how fear shapes a child's inner world.

🧩 Trauma

A wrist scar on the father hints at past self-harm and instability, suggesting a long shadow over the family. Later revelations reframing the father’s actions recast Nicolas’s distress as part of a broader trauma. The film threads memory, guilt, and the consequences of hidden suffering into the present-day mystery. It shows trauma as something that must be faced with truth rather than forgotten.

🔎 Truth

As investigators piece together clues, the truth about the father's actions slowly emerges. The narrative examines who is believed and when and how to tell a vulnerable child painful facts. The resolution reframes the boy’s fear within a factual account rather than a comforting lie. The ending leaves Nicolas navigating a harsher, more uncertain world, but with a sense of relief from the concealed danger.