The war is on, and young people are being called up by the German occupiers for forced labor. Jews are sent to concentration camps and probable death. As Jews, The Frank family has the rumor spread that it managed to leave the country, and goes to live in a house on one of the canals in the heart of Amsterdam. Although space is limited, the Frank nevertheless decide to take in the Van Daan family and Dr. Dussel, who are also fleeing Nazi persecution.
These eight people are forced to live together through two years of war, shortages, bombings, and extremely difficult living conditions. Anne matures quickly and develops her talent as a writer, resulting in the most widely read book in the last fifty years.

Mischievous and endowed with a strong personality, Anne tries to share her idealistic views on the world, women and love, with the adults around here. In spite of the presence of her older sister, Margot, Anne charms Pieter Van Daan, the young, handsome boy with whom she is hiding. June 6th, 1944 : On the radio, their one link with the free world. General Eisenhower announces D-Day, the Normandy invasion, as the precursor of eventual liberation. In spite of all their suffering, hope is reborn.