Der Historienfilm schildert das Leben und Wirken des Pfarrers Thomas Müntzer vor dem Hintergrund des Deutschen Bauernkriegs.
In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reform...