Although the pilot and his near-death counterpart do ultimately make it to the seasonal station (after nearly being consumed by the landscape, the weather, and a polar bear) their rescue is never actually shown. Overgård tries desperately to signal a helicopter within the pair's line of sight, only to see it take off, he believes, toward the camp from whence they've originally come. The film ends with a defeated but accepting Overgård laying down next to his unconscious charge, and again whispering "It's okay, you're not alone. It's okay..." while clutching her hand in his as his eyes close. In the background, a helicopter finally rises over the mountain peaks and begins making its way to their bodies. But what could have been a trite, "isn't it ironic?" ending is elevated by the ambiguity surrounding the final scene.
Whatever histories, societal constructs, or personality traits might have defined these individuals prior to their meeting falls away, and the viewer is left to fill in the blanks. We don't know if the two are dead or alive, nor what their interaction might be following their potential rescue. That's because the film isn't interested in "two humans defying the odds" so much as it is in examining what it means to be "two humans" — bonded in their struggle, removed from the influences of society, and defined only by their most immediate, physical surroundings and circumstances.