World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel. Her father has tried to exorcise her obsession with swimming since she was a toddler, without success. An unwanted pregnancy forces her to abandon her dream – and herself. The child’s father does not want to be involved, so as a woman in the ‘30s in Sweden, Sally has no choice but to do what is expected of her: to be a mother. There is no place left for her dreams and Sally is pulled into bottomless darkness, until her sister Carla saves her. With renewed purpose, together the sisters begin to dismantle the conventions they are constantly facing. In late August 1939, Sally stands on the shore at Dover and takes her first step into the English Channel. She swims across the open and icy sea for 15 hours, waving to the Navy who are readying for war. A couple of days after Sally swims ashore at Calais, Poland is invaded.

從他母親的歌聲到他與歌利亞的沖突，大衛從卑微的牧羊人到受膏的國王的旅程考驗了信仰、勇氣和愛的極限，最終在一場爭奪王國靈魂的戰斗中達到高潮。

 本劇改編自自身也有護士經驗的藤岡陽子所著同名小說。故事發生在1945年的菲律賓，穿越時空的主人公，在戰爭時期物資匱乏、與死亡相伴的殘酷狀況下，與同伴們一起不失去希望地生活著，通過每天的生活，逐漸找回生存的力量。