Coming of age in 1930's Germany, Edmund Wolff is brought up to believe in his own greatness and that of his country. As the world edges closer to total war, he finds himself embroiled in the brutal conflict. Devastated by the horror of war and the behavior of his comrades, Edmund questions his deepest convictions. What is truth? Surrounded by an enemy she despises, Felicity Delvux takes on work as a housekeeper for a distant and bitter German officer. Thrown together in this strange way, Felicity comes face to face with the reality that the man she hates is not so different than herself. Can she bring herself to look past his uniform and see him for who he really is?