This loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness follows Robert Klein as he sets out to find his brother, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Late at night, Istvan becomes the only witness to an accident on the road, but an influential person wants to make him forget what he saw. Will he be able to protect himself and his own family and at the same time remain human?

Hungary, 1944 - The main character is an old shepherd, who lives alone on a ranch. After his daughter got killed by Nazis, he decided in his grief to save as many Jewish lives as possible.