Summary
Beneath a merciless Swedish winter sky, three Scottish mercenaries—Archie, Donald, and Sir Philip—shatter the pastoral stillness of Marstrand by slaughtering Vicar Arne and his household for a chest of silver thalers. Their escape collapses when the Øresund freezes solid, imprisoning them amidst superstitious townsfolk haunted by spectral omens and the sole survivor: Elsalill, the vicar's foster daughter. As the killers grapple with guilt-fueled hallucinations and the relentless cold, Elsalill unwittingly shelters Sir Philip, kindling a lethal romance that culminates in a spectral-led pursuit across ice-bound ships toward poetic justice.
Synopsis
In 16th century Sweden, the lives of three Scottish mercenaries and a vicar's family intersect after a crime forever alters a small coastal town. As the three try to escape, they find themselves trapped when all ships are frozen in ice.
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