American soldier assigned to a U.S. military commission exhuming Allied pilot graves in Poland. He meets Emilia by chance, and they form a compassionate, language-free romance. He regularly supports her and her mother, eventually inviting them to emigrate to the United States, but ultimately leaves alone when Emilia sacrifices her passage.
Emilia and Norman form a deep romantic bond rooted in mutual compassion.
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