Synopsis
Alex and Nica are young, in love and engaged to be married. The summer before their wedding, they are backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. The couple hire a local guide to lead them on a camping trek, and the three set off into a stunning wilderness, a landscape that is both overwhelmingly open and frighteningly closed. Walking for hours, they trade anecdotes, play games to pass the time of moving through space. And then, a momentary misstep, a gesture that takes only two or three seconds, a gesture that’s over almost as soon as it begins. But once it is done, it can’t be undone. Once it is done, it threatens to undo everything the couple believed about each other and about themselves. All the while, they are not alone. They are always with the guide, who witnesses their every move. The film plays off the relationship between young travelers and the places they travel to, between guide and guided. But at heart, it is a love story -- a tale about betrayal, both accidental and deliberate, about masculinity, failure and the ambiguities of forgiveness
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $15,689 (12.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 52.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $175,477 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) | 12,449 | $129,579 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,701-17,800) | 17,790 | $115,141 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,101-21,200) | 21,163 | $244,720 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) | 4,330 | $129,579 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 26th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | February 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Turkey) March 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Australia) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 113 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Relationships Gone Wrong, Tourists In Trouble, Surprise Twist |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Parts and Labor, Flying Moon, Wild Invention, ZDF Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, Arte, Hessen Invest Film |
| Production Countries: | Germany, United States |
| Languages: | English, Georgian, Spanish |