Trapped by snow, hunted by myth, and betrayed by trust.
Cold Meat (2024), the feature debut of director Sébastien Drouin, is a tense, snowbound survival thriller set in the deadly whiteout of the Colorado Rockies. With a sharp focus on claustrophobic tension and psychological gamesmanship, the film pits man, woman, and myth against each other in a fight for survival that grows more primal by the minute.
David (played by Allen Leech) is a troubled man trying to escape his past. After rescuing a mysterious woman named Ana (Nina Bergman) from an abusive ex, a snowstorm traps them together in the middle of nowhere. What starts as a rescue quickly turns into a nightmare when Ana turns on David—and takes him hostage inside his own car.
But the cold isn't their only enemy. Outside, something ancient and terrifying waits in the storm: a Wendigo, a flesh-eating creature from Native American legend. As David and Ana battle for control inside the vehicle, the monster circles them—blurring the line between myth and madness, predator and prey.
With only a handful of characters and a minimal setting, Cold Meat builds a suffocating atmosphere. The film thrives on psychological power struggles, unpredictable shifts in trust, and the looming, inescapable dread of nature itself. Both leads deliver raw, committed performances, balancing fear, desperation, and fury in every stare and scream.
While it may not reinvent the genre, Cold Meat is lean, mean, and full of teeth. It's a reminder that the coldest monsters aren't always the ones outside—and sometimes survival comes at the cost of your humanity.
