High Lane

A group of young adults travels to Croatia to climb and hike despite warnings about the closed trail. Fred leads the way as the others follow, while Loïc frets and Chloé tries to keep things calm. The decision to press on puts them on a dangerous path that will test their nerves and loyalties.

They discover the starting point is closed but decide to cross anyway. Fred convinces the group to proceed along a narrow track, and the rope bridge ahead looks unstable. The risk becomes immediately clear as the ascent tests everyone’s nerve.

The unstable bridge collapses, leaving the group stranded on a dangerous ledge. Fred pushes ahead with Karine while Loïc is overwhelmed by fear and Guillaume struggles with his unspoken crush on Chloé. With no chance to turn back, the trek quickly spirals into a survival ordeal.

Fred is pulled by an unseen force after urging Karine to leave him and seek help. Karine uses a rope to pull the others up but Fred vanishes, and bloodstains hint at foul play rather than misfortune. The group resolves to search through the growing darkness.

During the search, Karine rappels down and discovers a pit trap that wounds Chloé’s arm. She manages to pull Chloé back to safety, and they realize they are dealing with a poacher’s trap rather than mere accident. The danger in the forest becomes personal and immediate.

Rain intensifies as the group ropes themselves together to search the woods for Fred. Karine is struck by an arrow through the chest, and the rope she holds is cut, pulling her from the line and leaving the others in confusion and fear. The night deepens the sense of being watched.

The group stumbles upon a secluded cabin. Inside, Fred’s body lies on a slab and Guillaume discovers a basement filled with animal pelts, hunting gear, and hanging heads—revealing the poacher Anton’s brutal hideout. The revelation confirms the predator’s presence and heightens the sense of danger.

Loïc refuses to listen to Guillaume’s warnings and traps him in the basement, pressing Chloé to leave with him. Chloé refuses to abandon her companions. Anton suddenly returns with Karine’s corpse, escalating the confrontation and forcing the others to face the killer.

Guillaume manages to escape his binds and shouts for Chloé to call for help, while Loïc confronts Anton. A tense struggle rages as loyalties fracture and each character fights for survival in the claustrophobic cabin.

Loïc wounds Anton with a knife and prepares to finish him, while Anton pursues him toward the cables. In the chaos, Guillaume is killed by Anton during the mêlée, and the tension escalates into a deadly chase with tragic consequences.

Chloé confronts Anton and manages to overpower him, but she chooses not to deliver the killing blow. She races toward safety on the mountain cable, leaving the killer behind as the danger closes in. The final moment hints at a precarious escape and a ruined canyon of choices.

The closing note sketches a grim aftermath: Loïc’s body is found, and the others face the forest’s brutal toll and the predator’s reach. The tale underscores the perils of trekking a closed-off trail and the lasting scars left by the Balkans’ dangers.