Polish doctor of Jewish descent refuses to leave the country when Germans are invading. He takes care of the children in orphanage even though he risks his life every day.
Passengers of long distance trains are stuck on the train station in New Year’s Eve due to heavy snow. The night they have to spend together will show their different approaches to life.
French commandant of the camp, where refugees from Nazi Germany are kept, risks a lot to save them from being sent back to Germans, who just invaded France.