Elmer Santiago

Born Without a Face Elmer Santiago

Born Without a Face, is the story of William von Essen, a 19-year-old young man who is inducted into the Nazi German Army during the perils of World War II. William is dragged into the reality of war and is faced with the constant horror of its casualties. A young man named Edward Mullin befriends William. The two share a warm bond as they lean on each other for support during the long and difficult times in both Germany and Poland. The two see first hand the gruesome sight of a concentration camp, and the misery of being a prisoner of war can produce as a consequence. The sight of the dying prisoner haunts the two every night. William is sent back to his native home of Austria later in the war, and the grim truth that the German dream has now spread into his beloved country. The sight of the death camp in his country continues to tear him apart. One day during inspection of one of the shacks where the Jewish female prisoners are being held, he finds a journal and reads the thoughts of a prisoner. The prisoner suddenly startles him. He turns and looks and sees the face of young girl his age. Her eyes instantly become the quest to save her, and save himself.