In this Epos Ted (Bill Paxton) and Claire (Julia Ormond) turn out during the Second World War into a vortex from passion, danger and hero courage. Ted, US pilot with an important mission of the allied ones, falls over Belgium occupied by Germany. By the son of a Nazi Kollaborateurs found, he is hidden by the "Maquis" - the French Résistance. While Ted recovers slow, he falls in love with Claire, the woman of the only man, who can bring him back in security. A calamity, which bring not only human lives, but the entire exit of the Second World War in danger, and the loyalty of all to a hard test puts