The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the father, leaving his grief-stricken wife Dawn alone with their four children. Among them, eight-year-old Simone denies this reality. She is persuaded that her father still lives in the giant fig tree growing near their house and speaks to her through its leaves. But the tree becomes more and more invasive and threatens the house. It must be felled. Of course, Simone won't allow it.

Sous le IIIe Reich, Zishe Breitbart est un forgeron juif polonais. Un jour, il est découvert par un agent berlinois qui décide de tirer partie de sa stature imposante. Hanussen, directeur du cabaret de Berlin et roi de l'hypnose, l'engage pour incarner des héros de la mythologie germanique. Mais, un soir, il refusera de jouer les Siegfried.