TWO YEARS AFTER THE GERMAN INVASION OF THE NETHERLANDS, IN THE WINTER OF 1942, THE FRISIAN TOWN OF BOLSWARD, THREE NAZI SOLDIERS CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF THEIR COMMANDER, SGT. GÜNTER MUELLER. HOWEVER, A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A YOUNG DUTCH GIRL, LIESBETH, WILL TAKE THEM ON A WALK INTO A FOREST, AND DOWN A PATH NEITHER EXPECTS, ALL FOR A BIRTHDAY KISS. TENSION FLARES FOLLOWING AN ODD ENCOUNTER WITH A FRISIAN FARMER, AND SUDDENLY GUNTER DECIDES HE HAS HAD ENOUGH. OR HAS HE? LIESBETH MUST ULTIMATELY DECIDE. AFTER ALL, THIS IS A LONG WAY TO WALK FOR JUST A KISS.