Beni Führer

In the middle of the mountains around the Lötschental is a lonely village that is exposed to the forces of nature. A state of excitement arouses when an international mining company discover a gold vein and acquired mining rights.

A young woman, Junta, lives apart from her village and, for her solitude and strangeness, is considered to be a witch; when she comes to the village for one reason or another, the townsfolk chase her away. They feel that she may in some way be responsible for the deaths of several young men of the village, who have felt compelled, one by one, to climb the local mountain - and fall to their deaths - on nights when the moon is full.

Dans l'observatoire du Mont-Blanc, travaille Hannes. Le seul contact avec le monde extérieur est un pilote et Hella via la radio en morse. Alors que Hella gravit la montagne avec son père, ce dernier meurt. Hannes est également mis en danger par le gel de ses doigts. Mais Hella reçoit de l'aide.