This epic story takes place between 1820 and 1860 during the Habsburg Monarchy, and portrays the life one of the greatest Hungarian aristocrats - Count Széchenyi - who was born with extra-ordinary mental and spiritual talents. In the years following the fall of Napoleon the young count Széchenyi irresponsibly seduces his brother's wife, and the consequent scandal ruins his career as an army officer. After the sudden death of his humiliated lover Count Széchenyi drastically changes his character from that of a shallow young man into a responsible nobleman seeking to conquer his fate by creating great achievements in his remaining life.

A film története 1820 és 1860 között játszódik a Habsburg Monarchiában és egy különleges szellemi képességekkel és anyagi háttérrel született, magyar arisztokrata életét mutatja be.

Un inconformista noble del siglo XIX lucha para liberar su país de un imperio extranjero. Pero los Habsburgo de Austria, no son el único oponente que el Conde Szechenyi tendrá que combatir. Luchando contra el destino, la historia y el amor, su vida privada se verá inseparablemente mezclada con el desorden público de una era cambiante. Entonces empezará a aprender que su mayor oponente es su propio corazón.