A meditative tale of hope and friendship set during WWII. Val Eliot, an English city girl recruited to a farm in the countryside as part of the war effort in the Women's Land Army, finds herself protecting a sheepdog named Peter Woodhouse rescued from the owner who mistreated him. When Val meets Mike, an American air force reconnaissance pilot stationed nearby, she realizes that the safest place for the little dog is alongside Mike at the base. Out of this kindness develops a love between Val and Mike that unfolds against the wartime obstacles of life-risking duty and distance. But then Peter Woodhouse draws Ubi, a German corporal, into their orbit, sparking a friendship that comes at great risk.