This is the fascinating rags-to-riches tale of salesman Moritz Rabinowitz who landed, in 1911, in the village of Haugesund. He decides to stay and builds a nation-wide textile and clothing empire whose employee-relations and business approach were far ahead of its time.

Despite the wealth that he brings the region, Rabinowitz is a Jew, and envious of his success, and disdainful of his religion, Haugesund society rejects him. In this social isolation he writes relentless shrewd, high-profile newspaper articles advocating a united Europe and criticising Nazism’s malevolent rise. He is ignored until the Nazis invade, and begin to hunt him down. With detailed interviews, this film beautifully captures Rabinowitz’s complex character and offers a personal glimpse into the looming terror of the Nazi menace.