'Pathfinder' tells the story of Frank, an accountant whose life is dictated by his monotonous work and lonely evenings. His girlfriend left him and his friends don't understand him. But before the daily routing destroys him, he decides to escape. Can Susanne, the young hitchhike he meets along his way, help him? And from what exactly is he escaping? Until Frank realizes that only he can change his own life, he needs to explore a long path with many detours.