The group gets together and heads out with great expectations. The journey begins as a warm reunion. Soon they all realize that they have more in common than their past. They seek a way to flee from the inner loneliness they feel in the stressful reality of living in the big city with its duties and obligations.

They all loved the time they had together in the wild when they were kids, a magical time in their life which they want to taste again. By the end of the road they meet up with Harald who takes them to a croft, which will serve as base camp.

But Harald has sinister plans, a hidden agenda. With the help of hallucinogens and mystical rituals he exposes their friendship to challenges they could never predict and the fellowship gradually forgets the purpose of the trip.

Out in the wilderness there is also a  beautiful woman who Harald refers to as his daughter Gerda. At night they are haunted by fantasies of Gerda and in the day they are subjected to greater and greater challenges and strains that question their friendship. The only one to react differently is Nanna. She dreams of two ravens who call upon her attention, and two women that, like two lost souls, serve notice about sudden death and spiritual ruin. With time Nanna realises that Haralds intention is to tear the group apart and sort out a winner.

Gerda is HULDRA, The siren of the woods. She is the prize. Harald found her in his youth and she made him sacrifice everything; his friends Anna and Fredrik who he buried in the swamp, his brother who sits dead in a chair keeping Harald company, and his wife who he drowned in the creek. Now Harald is dying. His earthly creature begins to break down by the hard life of a lonely and twisted narcissist. A replacement needs to be found.

The question remains, who will she choose? The strongest, the most wily, or the unexpected?

Another question: Is Harald ready to let go ...?

Music

The music is an active part in conveying the story. Sequences will be told in the music video format with customized music. The musical direction and pre-prod were ready before the first day of shooting and an inspiration to tempo directive. The final orchestration was made directly to the image when editing was locked.

The main theme is based on a traditional folk melody from an unknown composer in the 1700s. A text can be found by Olof von Dalin (1708-1763) titled, “O Tysta Ensamhet” (O silent loneliness). A newer text was written by Björn Linderoth (1931-1999) with the title; “Visa från Utanmyra” (Song from Outer Myra).

Music Production provides:

• A beauty theme with flute, guitar and ambient pads.

• A city-theme with drum and base beats.

• A 60's inspired prog-theme with psychedelic ethno sounds.

• Several appropriation sound to set the environment and atmosphere.

• Rhythmic themes for action sequences. The music were mainly recorded with real instruments

All music is recorded and mixed in a 5.1 surround environment,  produced by Ove Valeskog in Snickeboa Studio.

As a music producer Ove always uses the quality of real musicians as much as possible.

The myth

In Scandinavian folklore, the Huldra (Stemming from Norwegian culture, the Huldra symbolizes somethng ‘secret’ or ‘covered’), or the Skogsrå or Skogsfru/Skovfrue (meaning "Lady of the forest") or Tallemaja (pine tree Mary) in Swedish culture, is a seductive forest creature

The Huldra is stunningly beautiful and is the female mistress of the forest, guardian of the wild animals that she sometimes gives to men of her liking. She attracts lost hikers and seduces men that she takes a liking to. From the front, she is beautiful and attractive, but seen from behind, she often has a hollow back like an old tree. The Huldra has long been associated with hunting; if she were to blow down the barrel of a huntsman's rifle, he will never thereafter miss a shot. Some men are not so lucky, or perhaps skilled, and escape her only after surrendering their sanity. Those who had sex with a Huldra are usually reserved and taciturn – the souls of

these men thereafter stay with her. According to tradition, the cherished ancient Nordic

God Odin held a grudge against The Huldra, and chased her like his prey.

Author's interpretation

• In the film The Huldra is a physical personification of an Entity, a higher spiritual being, tied to a geographic location. The female shape has the same function as a fishing lure. When people get caught they will be drawn out of their universe and in to a new existence. In this case The Huldra live in symbiosis with its guardian. Together they form their reality. If the guardian is a narcissist, as Harald in this case, there may be dire consequences...