In the very last attempt of saving their family marriage just after the first child stillbirth, Martin the architect and Kate the journalist leave for London for a vacation to the remote though beautifully built unpopulated home in Blackhome Island located at the West coast of Scotland. At the cottage (fairweather), they are reminded of the romantic times they ones shared during their early times of marriage. It is autum in Scotland and Kate and Martin choose to arrive by boat in observation of the rocky barren moors and feeling the freezing winds. At this point in time, their relationship is already filled with anxiety and fragility especially when they lost contact at the mainland after a heavy storm that result in washing up an injured man up to the shores.

Carrying a heavy gun and dressed in a military outfit, the stranger regains consciousness in a mysterious way, identifying himself as a British solder called to work with a Private organization owned by Jack Corman. The soldier later delivers a terrifying message of the spread of a deadly disease in Europe, an airborne virus that has the ability to sweep the whole of Europe, destroying all citizens (Smith 2011). He warns them about the threatful nature of the virus and tells them that if they do not take drastic measures, they might all perish. He assures them that the only way to ensure safety is to lock themselves up in a cottage. After a few days of disappearing, Martin starts to behave erattic and stranger as his behavior is described as intimidating. He later meets Kate and reveal to her that during the disappearance he was experimented upon by secure military organizations. He has the virus and dies after a short while of Kate’s attempts to live with his body.

References;

Smith, N.  (2011). “Retreat”. Total Film.