In the chaos of World War II, Polish teenagers Helena and Luzyna Grabowski have lost everything.
Without parents or a home, they are shipped to a refugee camp in Persia, where the days ahead hold only darkness.
When they hear that orphans are being selected for relocation to New Zealand, Helena is filled with hope--until the officials say they have a place only for her younger sister.
On the morning she is to be transported, Luzyna fails to join the chosen group, and Helena takes her pl.
