In this film, the holocaust is seen through the eyes of Jonah, an innocent young Jewish Child who is thrown from his life in Amsterdam when he is taken along with his parents to a Nazi camp. Here, he must remain hopeful and find the courage and determination to survive among the hunger and brutality of the camp, while his parents battle sickness and madness.

故事讲述了安妮塔(伊莲·波维尔 饰演)的故事，一位美丽而敏感的十六岁女孩，她从一所匈牙利孤儿院中逃了出来，避免了被送入集中营的命运。安妮娜逃亡的目的地是捷克斯洛伐克，在那里她可以和婶婶莫妮卡一起生活。一路上，安妮塔与莫妮卡丈夫的弟弟伊莱(罗伯特·席安 饰演)作伴。然而伊莱渐渐地被少女所吸引，开始用一种残忍而愤世嫉俗的方式骚扰她。