Germany, 1945. The Russian armies are closing in. When Hanno Frisch sees his twin brother killed, hes had enough. On the run, he meets streetwise Effi. Shes on her way to the West to find her father, whos in the US Army. Effis learned the hard way that she must keep secrets to herself - and shes even less keen to trust Hanno when she finds out hes a policemans son. Germany, 1945. The Russian armies are closing in. When Hanno Frisch sees his twin brother killed, hes had enough. On the run, he meets streetwise Effi. Shes on her way to the West to find her father, whos in the US Army. Effis learned the hard way that she must keep secrets to herself - and shes even less keen to trust Hanno when she finds out hes a policemans son. But there are far more dangerous people on the road: Russian soldiers, German deserters - and Major Otto, who likes to play games with people before he kills them.