Allgäu in 1523: After being released from a convent, young Rana wanders through a country in upheaval. Peasants rebel against the rule of the nobility and the church. The Black Death wipes out entire towns. In her distress, Rana assumes the identity of a deceased woman. But one of the richest men in Kempten finds out about her. He accuses her of being a cursed being from the bottom sea who brings disaster and death to his fellow men. As more and more of the town's citizens die, a dramatic battle against the powerful begins for the clever woman.
