1942, a little seaside town in the south of Russia is occupied by German Army. Vadik, a 13-year old boy, is a son of a Russian man and a Greek woman. He resents his father who was put in jail on a false accusation. Fathers of other boys fight on the front, while his father stays home. Only later the boy realizes that his dad is a hero saving many at the price of his own life. Vadik grows up witnessing the tragedy of war and the courage of his parents who hide a Jewish boy putting their lives at risk.—Anonymous