After many years abroad, Laura and Peter return to their homeland, driven by longing and homesickness. In a picturesque village in the Swiss mountains, they take over the historic Hotel-Restaurant Waldhaus. With enthusiasm and passion, the two tenants renovate the dusty establishment and welcome their fellow countrymen. However, it doesn't take long for the newcomers to wake up from their dreams. They have miscalculated the situation with the landlord - the village - which insists on its traditions and demands them relentlessly. Insurmountable difficulties arise from the clash of the two worlds. The chronology of a haunting begins; the two innkeepers find themselves in an inhospitable community. The peaceful idyll transforms into a hostile hell from which there is no escape. Their homeland becomes.