During WW II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being freed she falls in love with and marries a German officer. When Berlin falls to the Russians, and her husband killed, she flees to America, carrying his unborn child, all the while not giving up hope that she will find her family, tied together by her mother's ring。随着移民不断抵达巴勒莫(意大利),一名议员成为数百名儿童的法定监护人,同时还要处理自己的家庭问题。。