15 Amore is a story of love and loss, set in the final year of WWII.
With her husband off at war, the beautiful and independent Dorothy has remained in the Australian countryside to raise three young children. Living with them are Alfredo and Joseph, two Italian POW's who assist with the homesteads upkeep. Dorothy and Alfredo have fallen gradually, deeply in love yet are unable to act upon their feelings. Instead, Alfredo expresses devotion by becoming a surrogate father. One day two German refugees, a proud mother and her shy daughter, arrive. Soon the romantic chemistry between Joseph and Rachel erupts into a secret affair. Suspicious of the young peasant boy's intentions Frau Guttman warns her daughter to stay away from him. Rachel ignores her and life continues its idyllic pace filled with lazy river days, impromptu games and Christmas meals. With WWII winding down, nothing can go wrong. Or can it?