The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.
A large sugar concern wants to take over the ailing sugar factory of the Rustenburg family. A fierce battle ensues and plans are hatched to depose the factory's director.
The story of three torn apart families on the verge of Sinterklaasavond, the Dutch equivalent of Christmas Eve.
