Waldemar a young man from Suriname meets middle-aged Dutch woman Rika and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black the other white 17 years between them and on top of that she already has four children with another man. They love each other but then she appears to be pregnant from Waldemar. They choose each other despite the high price they have to pay for it. They have a son Waldy their own 'Sonny Boy'. Then World War II breaks out and they risk their lives to save people in hiding. However this is not without major consequences .