A L’ombre des Forêts is set around an incident that changes a man’s life. Franck (Magimel) and his long-time friends spend their weekends hunting together, but one Sunday encounter another group, who start targeting them without explanation. When one of their party is shot, Franck’s friends strike back. Barely managing to escape, the four friends decide to keep the event a secret. Franck tries to go back to his life as usual alongside his wife Krystel (Laurent), but in the next few days he starts to feel like he and his friends are being watched, or worse, tracked, by hunters who are now hell-bent on revenge.