In post WW2 Germany, Paul (11), is desperately awaiting his father’s return home. His mother, Eva, knows that the father will not return and tries to rebuild the family with her new love, Sam, an African-American G.I. stationed in Germany after the war.

Paul, un garçon de 11 ans, a grandi dans l´Allemagne nazie. Il tente de surmonter la disparition de son père. Pour cela, il doit accepter l’amant de sa mère, un G.I. afro-américain stationné en Allemagne après la guerre.