Copenhagen, 1940. When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and makes the dangerous decision to print resistance newspapers. She also becomes intrigued by the shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse. Henrik makes every effort to conceal his upbringing, but he is torn between the facade he must maintain and the woman he is beginning to fall in love with. When the Occupation cracks down, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech or in silence.
