A German mother, Elisabeth Vincken (Linda Hamilton), who had already lost her eldest son in the Battle of Stalingrad and whose husband is a cook serving in the German Army, and her younger son, Fritz, are seeking refuge in their family's hunting cabin near the front lines in the Ardennes forests region of western Europe.
A German mother, Elisabeth Vincken (Linda Hamilton), who had already lost one son in the Battle of Stalingrad and whose husband is a cook serving in the German Army, along with her younger son Fritz, are seeking refuge in their family's cabin near the front lines in western Europe's Ardennes forests.