Renate Steiger

Молодая глухая послушница Антония, попавшая в монастырь еще девочкой, готовится стать монахиней. А пока каждый день она ездит в город в приют для бедных, чтобы помогать хозяину приюта готовить еду и убирать комнаты. Случайное знакомство с Микасом, иммигрантом из Литвы, знающим язык жестов, становится для нее большим, чем дружба. Но скоро Антония выясняет, что Микас зарабатывает на жизнь, промышляя карманным вороством. Ей предстоит сделать трудный выбор: остаться в монастыре или навсегда уйти в противоречивый мир, полный людских страстей.

During the WW2, a Swiss mountain farmer, refuses to follow the government policy to increase self-sufficiency with produce. In his opinion, the steep mountain pastures are not suited for agriculture. Most of the villagers agree. However some begin to cultivate. Even after all his fellow farmers have given in and have started to plant cops, Tanner continues his opposition and ignores all letters and instructions. This leads to a series of reprimands, for instance, some of his hay is seized and his wife cannot buy at the local grocer's since the family won't comply with the government policy.

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?