Autumn, 1943. Twenty-six-year-old Rosa, having fled Berlin, arrives in the small, isolated East Prussian village of Gross-Partsch, where her in-laws live and where her husband—currently fighting on the front—has instructed her to take refuge while awaiting his return. Rosa soon discovers that the seemingly peaceful village harbors a chilling secret: hidden in the neighboring forest lies Hitler’s headquarters, known as the Wolf's Lair. The Führer, obsessed with the fear of being poisoned, sees enemies everywhere.
One morning at dawn, Rosa is taken—along with other young women from the village—to serve as a food taster for Hitler. Torn between the fear of death and the desperation of hunger, the tasters forge alliances, friendships, and secret pacts, determined to hold on to hope in the darkest of circumstances.
Adapted from the international best-selling novel At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino.