15世紀的阿爾卑斯山，寒冬永無止盡。一位年輕女孩奧本和母親同住在山林深處的一間小屋裡，不久，她的母親病死於一場神秘疾病，奧本從此帶著創傷獨自過活。15年後，奧本同樣成為了母親，過著離群索居的生活，平靜的生活卻在她結識了一名當地女子後起了變化。奧本開始受到妄想與幻象的侵擾，現實與噩夢的邊界開始模糊，她必須再次面對當年母親的死亡的陰霾與自己內心的黑暗面…

On a bleak island where monolithic concrete buildings rise above the windswept horizon lies work-colony #191286. Piwonka is one of a handful of migrant workers who are forced to work here under harsh conditions. He has been estranged for two months from his beloved wife when a fatal incident at the main drilling-tower occurs. Piwonka has a recurring dream of his wife where it feels like she's trying to communicate with him, to warn him perhaps, or guide his way.

Vienna in the late 90s. VHS footage reveals the video-diary of Markus and Ana, a young unemployed couple. Boredom and the need for an adrenaline fix pushes them into a spiral of theft, alcohol and drugs.