 During the Post-War a group of orphans arrive to an assistance center of the U.S. Army. This is an eclectic group, formed with kids from almost every point of Europe, such as Germany, France, Poland. There s one boy, Karel Malik (Ivan Jandl), who almost say a word and doesn t know to much about himself. He has a french friend, and during a transfer they escape with other scare kids and hide in the ruins of the bombed Berlin. The french boy tragically dies and after being wander around in the streets, Karel meets Ralph (Montgomery Clift), a private of the U.S. Army, who takes the frightened boy to his house. Ralph will teach the boy to speak in English and will take care of him. Everything goes well for Karel, until he begins to question Ralph about his mother. Meanwhile, Karel s mother (Jarmila Novotna) is desperately searching his son, despite the news about his possible death. Karel s about to travel with Ralph to the United States, but maybe a miracle is about to happen