Set in Paris, 1942, where Jean and Philippe, two young gay lovers in occupied France, risk their lives to hide a childhood Jewish friend named Sarah whose family has been killed by the Gestapo. They struggle to survive as a makeshift family in a pitiless society. When Jean's black-sheep brother--a Nazi collaborator--arrives, their fragile bond is threatened. The spectre of tragedy slowly closes in when Jean is exposed as a member of the third sex and falsely accused of having an affair with a Nazi.