Based on a true story, this film tells of the life of the Chech healerJan Mikolášek, who healed hundreds of people using plant medicines.

What began as the journey of a young man interested in alternative medicine quickly becomes a fascinating portrayal of a brilliant genius whose passion does not remain unnoticed for long.

In his treatment of prominent figures among the National Socialists and Communists, which brought him fame and fortune, Mikolášek soon finds himself in the dichotomy between morality and barbarity, light and darkness, love and hate. A paradoxical life which is severely tested through his love for his assistant František and through his former benefactors, who suddenly turn on him...