Berlin, 1943, during World War II. Martha Liebermann, an elderly upper-class Jewish woman, faces the decision of her life: should the widow of the world-famous and revered painter Max Liebermann continue to try to obtain an exit permit from the Nazis or, with the help of a resistance group, should she flee to Switzerland?

Married couple Martin and Jackie meet an unconventional Frenchman named Serge, who both are attracted to. But will their marriage survive it?

根据露易丝·艾尔德里希长篇小说《屠宰师歌唱俱乐部》改编，战后有不少德国人去美国谋生，费德里斯也千里迢迢来到美国西部，为了开创新的生活，他干起了老本行…