InthemidstoftheimpassablelandscapeatthefootoftheAlps,ayounggroupofseriousoffendersisundergoinganexperientialeducationalprogramintendedtorehabilitatethem.Allofasudden,amemberoftheprogramdiesaviolentdeath.Nobodyknowsexactlywhathappened,andtheyouthsfaceadifficultdecision.Shouldtheywaitfortheauthoritiestorecoverthebodyandinvestigatethecrime?Or,escapeandtaketheirfateintotheirownhands?Thegroupdoesn'thavemuchincommonwitheachother,thoughonethingunitesthem;allofthemhavehadreallybadexperienceswiththeauthoritiesanddon‘texpecttobetreatedfairly.Sincetheydon'tknowwhotheperpetratoris,theyonlyhaveoneoption:torun.Upthemountains,upthehighestpeaksoftheAlps.Itseemshopelessuntiltheystumbleontoacomplexcavesystemwheretheycanfindshelterfromwind,weather,andtheirpursuers.Intheirfightagainsttheforcesofnature,theyformtheirownsociety,accordingtotheirownrules:theWildRepubliceee