Diana Aneviciute

During the interwar period, a Lithuanian geography professor tries to convince the government to establish a backup state overseas, in order to save their country from ruin. However, the idea is mostly mocked and opposed. Still, there is hope in the secret support from the elderly prime minister, who has become disillusioned with politics.

ユダヤ人の大量虐殺が行われていた第二次世界大戦中の1941年。ベラルーシに住むユダヤ人の３兄弟、トゥヴィア、ズシュ、アザエル（は子どものころからの遊び場だった森に逃げ込む。だが、彼らの思惑とは裏腹に、逃げ惑うユダヤ人たちが次々と森に集まり始める。