Somewhere in the Netherlands

1940. Frans van Loon loves the sea. He became a lawyer for his wife's sake. Now they are both unhappily married. Hence, Frans is only too pleased to join the Marine reserve corps, and Nelly to be beguiled (and even kidnapped) by an actor. Beforehand, she has an awful row with Frans, who has been keeping quiet about his perilous job: mine sweeping. While driving through a coastal area evacuated because of the danger of mines, she finds the diary of her husband, whom she thought had been killed in an explosion. The diary opens her eyes ... (Berlinale)