战争的阴影伴随着一名困顿的伊拉克战争老兵，他被迫在太平洋西北荒野追逐自己的战友，并最终直面他们两人的战争罪行。

一个人的贪婪，如不加以控制，将成为致命的弱点。 一个人的贪婪，如不加以控制，将成为致命的弱点。

　　May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds.
　　But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them?
　　Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made.
　　The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.

　　男孩（比尔·斯卡斯加德 饰）天生聋哑，但拥有丰富的想象力，某天，他的家人遭到统治这个国度的暴君希尔达（法米克·詹森 饰）杀害，男孩因此逃到丛林内，接受一位神秘萨满的训练，压抑自己幼稚的想象力，化身为无坚不摧的杀人机器，只为了替家人复仇⋯

第一次世界大战期间塞内加尔狙击手的故事。