1817年夏天,流亡俄罗斯数年的卡拉乔尔杰返回塞尔维亚。他躲藏起来,并尝试联系米洛什·奥布雷诺维奇亲王,准备再次发动塞尔维亚人民争取自由,反对土耳其人的奴役。但与此同时,暗杀他的计划正在酝酿中……
A young man Ivan travels in a carriage, and stops to rest in a remote castle somewhere in the lowlands. The castle is considered by locals to be haunted. The coachman doesn't want to carry on, so Ivan continues his journey by foot. A young kid who passes by tells Ivan about the castle, but the next minute the carriage kills him. Sibylle, a beautiful but strange woman comes out ...