Time to live and a time to die

War. Scary and hateful.
The ordinary German soldier, Ernst Graeber for the first time after two years of war three weeks goes on vacation.
Three priceless weeks time to live.
He leaves to once again be at war in the city, where the endless bombing, and residents fear the extra time to breathe. Is there anyone you can never trust your thoughts and feelings, otherwise, execution.
But these three weeks like a lifetime, in which Ernst becomes a different person finding love, happiness and short-lived peace. To return to the front, to go to another time — a time to die...