During WWII, there was the bizarre SS operation known as Lebensborn - a breeding program to produce 'racially pure' children. The film depicts the experience of one girl chosen by the SS to give birth to the master race: Gretchen is selected from her native Czech town, prepared at a special school, and then presented to her chosen mate at a party for the SS officers who will father the children. But Gretchen is able to extract a small bit of personal revenge. Even in the heart of darkness, there is light.