When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

一位备受尊敬的德国大屠杀学者事业如日中天，但却陷入精神危机中，原来他的祖父曾经是纳粹战犯，这段不为人知的家庭历史使他内心饱受煎熬。此时他遇到了一位热情四射的犹太女孩，两人互生情愫。而当女孩发现原来当时害死自己祖母的竟然是学者的祖父，终于还是不能接受，相爱的两人遗憾分手。