In the novel, the protagonist, much like Espen himself, runs away from the Danish factory town of his birth and finds work on board a British ship, where he meets Wakefield (Stuart Graham), an ill - tempered ne'er - do - well. (rottentomatoes.com)
The focal point of the novel occurs when Elhanan, as a member of the partisan forces, returns to the town of his birth. (religion-online.org)
The Romans, legendary record keepers, had nothing to say about his life, his trial, his death... not a word... not even a record that the town of his birth even existed. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)