Alice and and her great-granddaughter Chloe may be generations apart but both share the pain of having been separated from their partners by war. Chloe's soldier fiancé is serving a term of duty in Afghanistan when an army official arrives at Alice's door. Chloe instantly fears the worst but it transpires the body that has been recovered is that of her great-grandfather, whose plane went missing in action during the Second World War. Chloe and Alice head to Reykjavik to identify the body. Reflecting on life, death, love and hope two women find a generation gap is finally closing.