Three men, on their way in a descending balloon over an icy sea, must get rid of weight. After a vote, the two men throw the third man out of the basket to reduce weight, intent on saving their lives. The victim, initially strongly opposed to the solution, clings to a long line below the balloon. He refuses to let go.

Øyvind Tangseth has an animation degree from Volda University College, and has since had a long career in the Norwegian Animation industry. He has had many different roles at several norwegian studios; worked with 3D animation, stop motion, layout, design and supervised animated tv-series for children. Since 2013 he has mainly been working as a 2D animator, animation designer and director at Råsalt Studio, a studio co-funded with Trine Vallevik Håbjørg. The last film he directed, "The captain, the pilot and the singer" (2014), was shown at multiple festivals around the world.