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A married couple is faced with an unusual dilemma when a stranger asking for help appears on their doorstep. We start with two parallel storylines – Darius, a Middle-Eastern backpacker exploring the Estonian backcountry; and the quiet morning of Jaan and Kaia, an older married couple. Darius witnesses a crime in the woods and takes a photo of it. The criminals give chase and Darius ends up on the doorstep of Jaan and Kaia, begging for help. The foreigner makes Jaan suspicious and he refuses to help. However, when the criminals appear at the door as well, we realize that the main thug is the couple’s son, with who their relationship has festered. Kaia has given up hope and tells Jaan to let Darius in, but Jaan decides to remain impartial, therefore losing the respect of both his son and his wife and becoming a traitor to both. (Estonian Film Institute)