The World War II-era movie tells a story of the Hungarian widow Marika, who hides a Jewish boy from a fascist milita in her house nearby Bratislava.

The shadow of World War II looms large, and the newly established Slovak state embraces a nationalist ideology that targets minorities.

Having lost her job in Bratislava due to her ethnicity, she now finds her village overrun by the Hlinka Guard, whose mission is to assert Slovak dominance.

Striving to avoid detection, she nevertheless attracts the unwanted attention of two powerful figures: a Slovak Hlinka Guard captain and a German Nazi officer.

Caught between their competing interests, Marika must rely on her wits and courage to safeguard the boy and survive in an increasingly dangerous world.