When a slippery Sydney film producer discovers he needs to attach a movie star to to finally make it big, he coerces his estranged father into a cross country road trip to find an elusive actor.
Esben fakes his own death, so he can flee WWI and return to his beloved wife Kirstine and son Karl after 3 years. But everything has changed in his absence. A charming German Officer, Gerhard, has replaced his role as the father, and is trying hard to win Kirstines heart. From his hideout, Esben becomes a witness to a true nightmare and he must fight for love, survival and to save his family
A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.