In the bleak winter landscape of Denmark, two social workers find a young woman, alone in the woods. But there is something troubling about her; she doesn't speak and her eyes fill everyone around her with angst. As her presence start to creep into everyone around her, they start to second guess, whether taking her away from the woods, was a good idea.

这部丹麦电影“走出黑暗”（在丹麦语“De Forbandedeår 2”）是流行的二战戏剧“进入黑暗”（在丹麦语“De Forbandededeár”）的延续，它描绘了丹麦抵抗运动的战斗。这部电影发生在1943年之后，当时“公司”的官方政治已经结束，丹麦抵抗运动正在获得牵引力。电影讲述了1943年至二战结束的斯科夫一家。越来越多的人反对占领，德国人越来越残忍，这对家庭造成了致命的后果。

Herluf lives a complacent life with his wife Inger-Lise. Their daily routines are only interrupted by their daughter's marriages, the third now about to take place. But Herluf's problems are more serious than an indecisive daughter, his wife is cheating on him and he's started forgetting things at work. And one day Herluf doesn't return home.