In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Camino del parque, el amigo de Joel, Tony, le propone ir a nadar a las peligrosas aguas del río Vermillon. Los dos chicos saben que no deben acercarse al río, pero Joel accede. No quiere que Tony piense que tiene miedo. Sin embargo, Joel no sabe cuál es la terrible verdad: Tony no sabe nadar. When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified...