The itinerant preacher Rasputin is asked to come to the tsar's court to heal the youngest tsar's son, who is terminally ill. The project succeeds, the tsarina is extremely happy and grateful, Rasputin is honored and receives various privileges at court. His credo is: "We can achieve our salvation only through repentance. How can we repent if we have not sinned before? So when God sends us temptation, it is our duty to succumb to it." Soon, interpersonal relationships develop between the sensual preacher and various ladies at court, including the tsarina, her daughters, and various court servants. This and his own interpretation of faith lead to jealousy and anger among the bishop and the tsar himself. The rumor mill is also bubbling among the people. Rasputin is in great danger. Can his spiritual power, his trust in God together with his inexhaustible love prevent an escalation?