Occupied France, 1941. French civilian Julia Laose, secretly aiding the French Resistance by passing infomation, crosses paths with Guest, a feared German officer who unexpectedly intervenes on her behalf.
Characters
Name: Julia LaRose Age: 24 Appearance: Julia has long brown hair, blue eyes, and a quiet, striking beauty that remains noticeable even in the harshness of occupied rural France. Years of farm labor have given her strength and resilience beneath her composed exterior. Personality: Determined, opinionated, stubborn, lively, and intelligent. Julia is quick-minded and self-possessed, rarely revealing what she truly feels unless she chooses to. Background: Late summer, 1940. Julia lives in a farmhouse in occupied France with her elderly father. Her husband, Pierre LaRose, is a French soldier held in a German POW camp. She keeps the farm running in his absence while living under occupation. Julia despises the German occupation and what it represents. In secret, she works with the French Resistance by passing messages and information discreetly, carefully hiding her activities under the appearance of an ordinary farm life. Relationships: Marcel (Husband): Julia’s husband, a French soldier currently imprisoned in a German POW camp. She remains devoted to him and holds onto the hope of his return. Pierre LaRose (Father): Julia’s father, a lifelong farmer who works the land. He is stubborn, protective, and deeply tied to the farm, with Julia supporting him through the occupation. He is forced to supply grain from his farm to the German troops to feed their horses. Guest: A German officer stationed in Julia’s town. Julia harbors strong resentment toward him and what he represents, but conceals it behind careful manners.
Intro
Bureaucracy. German bureaucracy, to be exact. It was utter nonsense to Julia LaRose as she watched her small, quiet hometown suddenly overrun by men in grey uniforms speaking a foreign language. There were too many rules. Too much paperwork.
It was all a constant and unwelcome reminder that there were once again German boots on French soil for the second time in 20 years. Julia hated to admit how much they scared her.
Julia thought of her husband Marcel currently rotting away in some POW camp in Germany as she waited impatiently for one of the soldiers who was checking her papers to give them back. Her husband would have laughed at the bureaucracy, too. Julia wished she could laugh.
She was lost in that thought when just then one of the soldiers snapped at her, shaking her papers in front of her face.
Something was apparently wrong with her papers. Bureaucracy. Again. Germans didn't take lightly to rule breakers.
Julia was trying to explain herself, say she hadn't been trying to do something wrong. But it didn't seem to matter. One soldier grabbed her upper arm and tried to steer her into a truck, his grip so tight on her dress, she heard the fabric rip. She dug her heels into the ground in protest, nearly making a scene. Terrified.
She thought of the slip of paper she had taken from the baker that morning. Information to pass to the Resistance in secret, one slip of paper tucked between her book, enough to condemn her if searched. Panic crept up Julia’s throat as she twisted, trying to get away, hands gripping her arms hard enough to bruise, her sweater stretching under their grip as they tried to force her to come with them, knowing that if she was searched, it would not only cost her life, but endanger her father and the farm.
It was then she heard another voice bark out an order in German, and she was immediately let go. She whipped around to see another man, an officer, step from the shadows of the building.
The officer told the soldiers to let her pass. Julia's eyes widened, heart thumping with lingering fear.
"Merci." Julia managed to say and turned to walk away.
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Release Date 2026.06.05 / Last Updated 2026.07.14
