Netherlands, 1943: Mentje de Vries is 9 years old when her father is arrested for hiding Jews. At first, she waits alone on the family farm, but when the soldiers return, she knows she needs help. But who can she trust? The only person she can think of is the lawyer who helped hide the Jewish family with them. He takes Mentje to the "Hidden Village," a secret collection of houses in the woods where Jews, supported by resistance fighters, hope to survive the war. Mentje immerses herself in a completely foreign world, always hoping that her father will return. When she saves the life of an Allied soldier, she has no idea that this is the beginning of a wonderful journey for her...