Completely unravelled by this, JULEK, a former camp ‘trustee’ and coward by nature, announces his decision to turn back; casting doubt on his desire to escape from the beginning. Rafael’s suspicions are confirmed, when he discovers that back in camp Julek was a secret informant in the pay of the guards. Has he been leaving clues to give away their position? Playing them all along to collect a reward?

Sensing his life in grave danger, Julek seizes his chance to escape by boarding a speeding train that passes through a remote logging line. Now with their position compromised to the authorities, success is doubtful; they will be lost to the jungle if they deviate from the path, yet to find freedom means a further weeks trek.

Weakened by lack of food and exhausted by the heat, MIMI, a shrewd, young girl, sold into prostitution and out for revenge, is alarmed to hear Caesar recount the story of a previous escape party’s cannibal pact. Interpreting the subtext, Mimi sexually aligns herself to Caesar in a calculated move to ensure her own survival.

Now with the group fractured, their nemesis drawing ever closer and the hope for freedom slipping away, Rafael faces a terrible choice. Lose his life, or lose his conscience.