Blades in the Dark follows the story of four friends with different ambitions. The trio are motivated young cash-smuggler entrepreneurs in Tirana, Albania, with plans to turn a forgotten wartime bunker on the outskirts of the city into a stylish new restaurant. The fourth, however, is a desperate man willing to do whatever it takes to settle a dangerous debt with a ruthless local mob boss. As the group is hunted down one by one, the gruesome history of the sawmill begins to unravel, revealing a twisted tale of violence, revenge and madness. With no escape or hiding, the friends must face their deepest fears and piece together the truth before they become the next victims.