A love that must not be. A child torn from its mother. A woman who must discover her roots. After the death of her mother, Natascha comes across a confusing document in her mother's estate. Does her family have Aboriginal ancestors? Curious, she sets off to Australia in search of her roots. She has no idea of the dark secret that marked the life of the German emigrant Helene Junker at the beginning of the 20th century - a secret that will also give Natascha's life a decisive turn.