本片根据挪威著名抵抗组织战士马克斯•马努斯的真实经历改编。三十年代末期，战争的阴云笼罩欧洲大陆，德国和苏联从东、西两个方向蚕食欧洲诸国。1940年，马克斯•马努斯（AkselHennie饰）同众多挪威青年组成志愿军赴芬兰参加“冬天战争”，以阻止苏联占领芬兰，后因德国出兵挪威，马努斯只得返回奥斯陆，筹办地下刊物宣传反纳粹主张。这份危险…

On the run from his former employer, a reluctant hitman seeks refuge in an isolated village where he is faced with events that test the true nature of his conscience.