In the midst of World War II, two men marked by love, betrayal, and tragedy find themselves trapped in a dark game of fate. The story revolves around Martin, a successful art dealer in the United States, who feels compelled to return to his native Germany to reconnect with his family and roots. As he immerses himself once again in German culture, his conversations with an old childhood friend, a member of the Nazi party, confront him with the harsh reality of the regime and its implications.
While Martin struggles to balance his past and his loyalty to his loved ones, his wife, a Jewish woman named Margo, remains in America, where the imminent threat of war begins to loom increasingly large. Distance and time become a monster that devours the love they once shared, and despair overtakes them both as Margo faces the reality of her condition in a world that grows hostile.
Through letters, tension builds, revealing a tragic spiral of decisions that lay bare the fragility of humanity in dark times. Fate, in its cruelest form, pushes them to confront their deepest fears, testing not only their love but also their ethics and morality in a world that seems to have lost all sense.