The Abyss: What Happens to Frigga and Her Family After the Disaster?

The Abyss is a Swedish disaster film that tells the story of deadly earthquakes in Kiruna, Sweden. The film focuses on Frigga Vibenius, the security head at Kiruna mines, and her husband, Tage. The couple is going through a divorce.

An earthquake breaks out near the mine on their son Simon’s birthday. Simon goes missing, but Frigga must go to the mine to see the risks. Meanwhile, Frigga’s boyfriend, Dabir, also visits Kiruna to propose to her on the same day.

In Kiruna, Frigga realizes that a chasm has opened up and another earthquake would lead the town to fall into the hole. The family must find Simon before the inevitable happens.

The ending is a promising one for the characters. Here’s a complete breakdown of the ending of The Abyss.

1. Do Frigga and Dabir stay together?

The film does not explicitly confirm whether Frigga and Dabir live together. The final scene shows Dabir looking at Frigga as she stares at her engagement ring. The two smile at each other, indicating that they stayed together as per Tage’s last words.

Although Tage makes it clear that Dabir is a disruption in his family, his eventual death changes everything. Dabir had originally come to Kiruna to propose to Frigga. However, he finds out from Tage that she’s yet to sign the divorce papers, which makes him reconsider his decision.

However, circumstances force Tage to sacrifice his life for his family. In his final moments, he begs Dabir to take care of his children in his absence. Tage’s words give Dabir the assurance to marry Frigga.

The ending is hopeful for the couple, hinting that they remained together in New Kiruna.

2. Tage Sacrifices His Life for his Family

Tage dies while saving Frigga and his kids from the vending machine. Before he could reach safety, the vending machine cable started breaking. Tage holds on to the cable so that Debir can save every member of his family. However, Tage dies from an electric shock coming from the cable.

Although Tage and Debir do not see eye to eye for a large part of the film, they work together to save Frigga, Mika, and Simon, who are trapped within the sinkhole. The three jumped onto a vending machine hanging by an electric cable.

At this point, Debir rescues Mika, Simon, and an injured Frigga. However, before he could see all of them, the cable started breaking. Tage comes in to save the day and dies of electrocution. In his last moments, he asks Debir to take care of his family.

3. What happens to Simon in The Abyss?

Frigga and Tage hear from a teenager at the hospital that Simon and his friends went to the abandoned high school to play Call of Duty. They find Simon alive but trapped in a sinkhole when they go to the high school.

The Abyss begins with a teenage boy falling into a sinkhole in the Kiruna rift zone. Viewers are made to think the boy is Simon. However, when Mika and Debir visit the zone, they realize that the phone in the hole does not belong to Simon. This urges them to think that Simon is still alive.

The family finally hears about Simon’s whereabouts from a teenager at the hospital. At the high school building, they discover the dead bodies of several teenagers and Simon, who was alive.

4. Why did Kiruna in Sweden collapse?

The Abyss introduces the town of Kiruna, which faces a serious threat due to its mining history. The mining activities have created large empty spaces under the ground, making the region unstable and prone to earthquakes.

 The situation worsens as the mining continues without proper supervision. Frigga discovers a huge hollow space that extends under the town, indicating that the land could collapse at any moment. She realizes the original plan to relocate Kiruna was too slow and risky and urges everyone to evacuate as soon as possible.

5. About The Abyss

The Abyss (2023) is a Swedish disaster movie directed by Richard Holm and starring Tuva Novotny, Peter Franzén, and Kardo Razzazi. The film is based on the real-life situation of Kiruna, a town in northern Sweden that is threatened by the collapse of the nearby iron mine.

The film follows Frigga, a security manager at the mine, who tries to balance her family life and her job as the city starts sinking into the mine. The film explores the themes of environmental damage, human greed, and survival. The film was released on Netflix in February 2024.