Young German dancer Aurora arrives at art conservatory villa for fellowship. She finds portrait of 1940s dancer, revealing shocking family event that alters her life permanently.

In 2000, a young German dancer named Aurora arrives at the villa (now a conservatory for developing artists), eager to begin her three month fellowship in modern dance. Aurora's unexpected discovery of a portrait in the villa's storeroom of a 40's dancer perplexes and intrigues her, revealing a shocking event in her heritage that will change her life forever.