At the end of 1914, World War I was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. Based on a true story, this film dramatizes one such section as the French, British, and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence.