It is the early months of 1944 and with the looming spectre of a nazi occupation of Hungary imminent, members of the Jewish community in Budapest are faced with the horrific prospect of losing everything including their lives.
Aron Kaszas realises that the only option for him and his family is to disappear and in the few weeks they have left before the Germans arrive they make preparations to go into hiding.
Thereafter follows a story of a desperate fight-back against overwhelming odds, horrific loss, discovery and escape.
As Hitler's dream of a thousand year Reich begins to crumble the nazis become increasingly desperate to destroy all remaining evidence of the Jewish race across Europe.
Will Arons family manage to survive the final months of the war as the nazi brutality increases?