In order to save a Jewish girl from getting caught by the Nazis and their collaborators, a Croatian family arranges her to be wed to their young son. The young man is displeased with the sudden end to his careless youth and he does not seem to like the girl or the whole idea. However, when she gets caught in a street raid, it is too late - he must face the fact that he loves her. The young man starts looking for her, even if it means that he needs to go to the very center of a concentration camp.