Berlin, 1938 It's no longer safe here.
When the Jewish families of Berlin start disappearing in nightly raids, 21-year-old Jacob Kagan knows it's only a matter of time before the trucks come for him.
Along with his family and best friend, he flees the country he's always called home to find shelter in a Dutch refugee camp.
Before long, the Netherlands falls to the Nazi war machine - Jacob's new home is transformed into a transit camp with weekly trains bound for .