Jo Lalande is a young shepherd who is enjoying his childhood; but when his father goes to fight in the war, Jo has to become the man of the house. After an incident with a bear, Jo meets a mysterious man in the forest. He follows the man to his home and learns his secret - he is a Jew named Benjamin who is waiting for his daughter Anya to come find him as they were split from each other and he is responsible for smuggling Jewish children to safety across the border into Spain, with the help of his mother-in-law, the Widow Horcada. Jo starts to help them and to prove that he can be trusted.
German soldiers move into town, and things become much more difficult. Although most of the town's inhabitants come to accept the German occupation, the
German soldiers move into town, and things become much more difficult. Although most of the town's inhabitants come to accept the German occupation, the