In 1897 thirteen prostitutes from Marseille arrive in Hania, Crete. The Great Powers (including Britain, France, and Russia) have placed troops on the island and the Cretan inhabitants have now launched a struggle for uniting Crete to the liberated (from Turkish occupation) part of Greece. Madam Rosa, a prostitute well past her prime, keeps a brothel which establishes itself as the place of sexual pleasure as well as clandestine diplomacy, as foreigners, Greeks, and Turks meet there to strike secret agreements or engage in ruthless machinations, each with their personal interest in mind. —Digital Archive, Greek Film Center

三十年后，已经成为一名舞蹈家的杰罗恩，因一张旧照片而回想起幼年时那段难忘的同性爱情。1944年，杰罗恩（马腾·斯密特 Maarten Smit 饰）被母亲从阿姆斯特丹送回乡下小镇生活。翌年战争结束，一队加拿大官兵在这个荷兰小镇驻扎，杰罗恩邂逅了其中一名俊朗潇洒的军官。与其他军官不同，这名军官对杰罗恩特别眷顾。随后他们度过了一段美好的时光，奇妙的爱情在二人之间发生了。然而，当杰罗恩还沉浸在爱情的浪漫与喜悦中时，军队却撤走了，昔日他们朝夕相处的小屋，已经变得空荡荡……三十年后的他，借着曾经的旧照片，寄托了自己对那名军官最深刻的情思……
本片根据著名舞蹈家鲁迪方丹斯的自传小说改编，获1996年度荷兰影展最佳影片提名。