Marthe (Ruby O. Fee) is a young woman with a special gift: as the daughter of a midwife, she is not only knowledgeable about natural medicine, but can also see the auras of people who are doomed to die. But the Middle Ages are a dark age marked by superstition and piety, in which midwives are often denigrated as “witches” and must fear for their lives. When Marthe is unable to help the burgrave's wife from her village, the frightened girl is forced to flee.
On her escape, the young midwife meets the young knight Christian (Steve Windolf). Christian is tasked by Margrave Otto von Wettin (Franz Xaver Kroetz) with developing the Margraviate of Meissen. Even though the settlers' train is initially suspicious of the young woman, she soon makes a name for herself with her healing skills – even at the margrave's court, which is not without its intrigues.
“A medieval power woman with supernatural abilities: that sounds like historical schmaltz à la ‘Wanderhure’. But in his two-part series, director Richter paints a multi-layered, vivid picture of the time. The look is rough and slightly reminiscent of ‘Game of Thrones’, without wallowing in clichés of the oh-so-dark, brutal Middle Ages.” (TV Spielfilm)
Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can heal illnesses. But the time in which she lives is characterized by superstition and godliness. When Marthe is unable to help the wife of the burgrave from her village, the girl has to flee. Her path crosses that of knight Christian, who moves eastwards with a group of Frankish settlers to the Mark Meissen.
Marthe (Ruby O. Fee) is a young woman with a special gift: as the daughter of a midwife, she is not only knowledgeable about natural medicine, but can also see the auras of people who are doomed to die. But the Middle Ages are a dark age marked by superstition and piety, in which midwives are often denigrated as “witches” and must fear for their lives. When Marthe is unable to help the burgrave's wife from her village, the frightened girl is forced to flee.
On her escape, the young midwife meets the young knight Christian (Steve Windolf). Christian is tasked by Margrave Otto von Wettin (Franz Xaver Kroetz) with developing the Margraviate of Meissen. Even though the settlers' train is initially suspicious of the young woman, she soon makes a name for herself with her healing skills – even at the margrave's court, which is not without its intrigues.
“A medieval power woman with supernatural abilities: that sounds like historical schmaltz à la ‘Wanderhure’. But in his two-part series, director Richter paints a multi-layered, vivid picture of the time. The look is rough and slightly reminiscent of ‘Game of Thrones’, without wallowing in clichés of the oh-so-dark, brutal Middle Ages.” (TV Spielfilm)
Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can heal illnesses. But the time in which she lives is characterized by superstition and godliness. When Marthe is unable to help the wife of the burgrave from her village, the girl has to flee. Her path crosses that of knight Christian, who moves eastwards with a group of Frankish settlers to the Mark Meissen.