As the Germans invade Poland Jewish Ruth and her mother are trapped by the oncoming Nazis. When they are loaded onto a truck for transportation to a ghetto, Ruth is told by her mother to jump from the truck at the first chance and to make her way to relatives in Warsaw. While the war progresses Ruth tries to survive and grow up.
A young doctor from the lower classes is helped in his career by a rich woman. When he comes back from study in Paris he takes a job at a watering spa. He comes up against the owners when he tries to help the poor.
Ambientado na época pré-Segunda Guerra Mundial. Um jovem viaja num combóio estranho para ir visitar o seu pai moribundo num sanatório. Mas o lugar está em ruínas e recorda muitas memórias do passado. Ele está sitiado por soldados do passado, mercenários negros coloniais, meninas de sua infância e seus pais. É uma aventura interior, com um toque atmosférico incomum e cenários exuberantes.