13-year-old Marek shoots videos with social themes, making him an outsider among his classmates. At home, his peaceful relationship with his mother is disrupted by his mother’s new acquaintance. In the most sensitive phase of his life, he meets Tereza. Despite their social differences, they develop a liking for each other. Soon teenage games spiral out of control with a simulated kidnapping, culminating in running away from home. They board a train and a series of spontaneous adventures ensue until they get lost in a labyrinth of endless freedom.
Based on a true story of a renowned French gangster of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, “Freedom” tells the story of Bruno Sulak, a highly charming criminal à la Arsène Lupin who orchestrated daring heists without firing a single shot.
1944: Stella Goldschlag will Jazz-Sängerin werden und träumt von einer Karriere am Broadway. Aber die Nazis beherrschen Deutschland. Und Stella ist Jüdin. Nachdem Stella zusammen mit ihren Eltern untertauchen muss, verwandelt sich ihr Leben in eine schuldhafte Tragödie. Durch einen Verrat wird sie von der Gestapo gefasst, gefoltert und zur «Greiferin» gemacht: Um sich und ihre Eltern vor der Deportation nach Auschwitz zu bewahren, beginnt Stella, systematisch andere Juden zu verraten.