19 twelvemonth old genus Irena Gut is promote to housekeeper in the place of a extremely respect Nazi military officer in Republic of Poland when she find out that the Judaic ghetto is about to be neutralize. determine to assist twelve Judaic worker, she decide to shelter them in the safe topographic point she can believe of – the cellar of the German Major’s house. Over the following eight calendar month, genus Irena use her wit, temper and huge courageousness to conceal her friend as long as possible.