Inthespringof1945atraindeportinghundredsofJewishprisonersgetsstrandednearasmallGermanvillageoccupiedbytheRedArmy.Condemnedtoeachotherandinacontextofdeepmistrust,desperationandrevenge,anunexpectedfriendshipemergesbetweenRussiansniperVera,villagegirlWinnieandJewish-DutchwomanSimon