身为纳粹集中营“特遣队”队员的犹太人索尔（Géza Röhrig饰），是一名被迫负责处理死尸的囚犯，某日在例行清理毒气室遇难者尸体的过程中，发现了自己“儿子”的遗体，他从此改变了苟且度日的生活，做出了人生中最大胆的决定——拼死夺回“儿子”的尸体，并找到一位犹太牧师为“儿子”下葬。

SHEPHERD is based on the award-winning and bestselling Israeli novel, "The Jewish Dog," by Asher Kravitz. Kaleb, a beloved German Shepherd, is separated from his Jewish family when the Nuremberg Laws are enacted in WWII Berlin. He is adopted by an SS Officer who trains him to attack and round up Jews at a concentration camp. Kaleb is well cared for and good at his job until one day when he is distracted by a familiar scent. His original master, a young boy named Joshua, has arrived as a prisoner of the camp. Kaleb has not lost his loyalty to Joshua who finds solace in secretly visiting his dog at night. Joshua's life is at risk. Together they escape the camp and after months of near-death experiences, they are found by partisans who help Joshua make safe passage to Israel.