 It is 1941, and World War II rages on; the German army has succeeded in taking over half of Europe and is charging forward into Russia. The superiorly-equipped Germans are able to push back the Russian defenses until they reach Leningrad and Moscow. Facing a long and protracted struggle on the battlefield, Hitler decides that he will disperse part of his armored units from Leningrad to Moscow, and, instead of taking Leningrad by force, he will surround the city and starve three million people to death. In the midst of this horrific siege, a young English journalist named Kate Davis finds herself isolated within the famished city of Leningrad.