Five centuries ago a mural was created in a country church in the north of England and then hidden under layers of white paint. Looking at it again will be a distraction, the Rev. Mr. Keach tells WWI veteran Tom Birken who will spend a month in the country restoring the mural. Another veteran, Charles Moon, is looking for the grave of an ancestor of the patroness of the church ...。影片以一个小男孩的视角描写了东欧“二战”期间的悲惨景象。小男孩的父母把他送到乡下避难,但与他失去了联系。男孩开始在各个村庄之间流浪。因为他的黑头发、黑眼睛,村民认为他是吉卜赛人,会给村子带来不祥,以各种方式折磨他。他曾被埋在土里,只有脑袋露在外面,乌鸦将他啄得伤痕累累。他目睹人们在暴力、堕落和无知的牢固链环中彼此吞噬。当他躺在铁轨上,让火车从自己身上呼啸而过,他体会到的只有饱受凌辱却依然幸存的快乐。影片在黑白光影下呈现出绝美的视觉质感,一出战争浮生录在魔幻的视角下就此展开。。