The Cabin

Newly divorced Luc arrives in Svalbard, where he hopes to escape the globalised society and find inner peace. Cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Jean-Louis Schuller has already filmed the gold rush in North Dakota (Black Harvest) and gamblers in Hong Kong (High/Low). Now he makes his directorial debut with a feature film set in the icy islands of Europe, where his passion for extreme environments and characters resonates. (Days of European Film)