A love so forbidden, that is a matter between life and death.Gunner is an SS guard of a concentration camp who is against the idealism of Hitler. He secretly helps the prisoners of the camp the best he can. One day, he meets a new prisoner, Clementina, a Gypsy Jew and he falls for her. Yet, a commander named Anton desires her for himself. Gunner does everything in his power to protect her and the others from Anton. However, Gunner has a secret that may also cost him his life.