While World War II rages across Europe, a series of anonymous leaflets appears around the University of Munich, speaking out against escalating Nazi atrocities. As a nurse on the Russian front, Natalya witnessed the horrors of war first-hand. Discovering that the leaflets are the work of a group called the White Rose, Natalya willingly joins their ranks, where she meets siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl. Risking discovery by the Gestapo, Natalya and her new friends hold on to their hope that words can inspire people to resist, but when danger strikes, she must make an extraordinary gamble to survive.