We start in a beautiful mountain area that looks like Washington state, and find a couple in a river making love. Later, there is some disagreement about what’s going to happen; the wife’s not happy with the whole setup. As they hike up a mountain, they argue. It sounds like an old thing, something they have repeatedly rehashed over the years. She says he says things he later denies, and he’s convinced he’s the logical, intelligent one, while she’s reacting emotionally.
Neither will back down, and the wife is growing increasingly upset. Finally, they reach a scenic overlook overlooking a dangerous cliff. She’s convinced he’s going to push her off; he’s dismayed and insulted that she would even think that. He convinces her that he will never get over her lack of faith in him if she does not join him at the edge.
What happens next is not what you expect, and the film takes a totally new turn. We are kept guessing where it will go and how it will end. It’s funny and suspenseful and brings two fresh talents to our attention. At the screening I attended, the married couple (Mor Cohen and Polaris Banks), who wrote, directed, and starred in the movie, had a great Q&A about the adventures they had making a very low-budget film. I can only hope to see more of them in the future; it was superior to many of the high-budget but forgettable films we’ve all seen.