It's WWIII and Misha's family has been moved by the Nazis into a single crowded ghetto. Conditions are appalling with more people dying every day from disease, starvation, and deportation. Misha is doing his best to help his family survive, even crawling through the sewers to smuggle food. When conditions worsen, Misha joins a handful of other Jews who decide to make a final, desperate stand against the Nazis.
