Stefan Koch, a man from the city of Bonn, discovers in the drawer of his deceased mother a letter from his grandfather to his father and some official documents attesting to the death of his grandfather in the Second World War, in Moldova, a few miles north the village of Speia. Following this discovery, Stefan decides to leave, in search for his grandfather’s grave. Initially, he has great difficulty in his searches, because of language barriers. Later, he meets some freehearted and generous people who make him understand that there are actually no boundaries between the East and the West.