In 1942 Norway, Esther (Sarah-Sofi e Boussnina), a 14-year-old Jewish girl has her 　　world torn apart when the Nazis unleash their reign of terror on her small town, 　　forcing her parents to hide her on a truck headed for Sweden, hopefully to safety. 　　Esther’s truck is attacked by Nazis and she barely escapes into the forest, where 　　she meets a boy her age, Aksel (Arthur Hakalahti). Aksel takes a liking to her and 　　suggests hiding her in his family’s barn. To save her from being discovered by the 　　Nazis, she disguises herself as a boy. 　　Every day is a challenge to keep her true identity a secret while she plans a harrowing 　　escape with Aksel through Nazi occupied territory to Sweden, hoping beyond hope 　　that her parents are alive and waiting for her.