August, 1942. The Nazis have invaded Holland and Westerbork's refugee camp has been converted into a concentration camp. Dr. Osias Korman, a widow and Jewish psychiatrist, is the supervisor of the camp. The Jewish Council, an intermediary organization between the Nazis and the civil population, sends the nurse Esther Hillesum (Etty). Very soon Osias and Etty strike up a friendship that turns into a profound romance.