Frankfurt, 1943. The titular character, Filip, is a typical cosmopolitan and a charming seducer incapable of deeper emotions. In Poland, he lost his entire family. Now in the heart of Nazi Germany, he hides his Jewish identity and narrowly escapes death multiple times. He works as a waiter in the restaurant of an exclusive hotel, enjoying the luxuries of life surrounded by beautiful women and friends from across Europe. However, as the war begins to take its toll on those closest to him, the intricately constructed world he inhabits starts to crumble like a house of cards...