苔丝（娜塔莎·金斯基 Nastassja Kinski 饰）出生于英国乡村的一个小农家庭，一天她的父亲听说自家是古老贵族德伯维尔的后裔。这个传闻，让苔丝的一生发生了剧变。因为有一个姓德伯维尔的有钱人家就住在不远，父母让苔丝前去攀亲。

　　巴尔干某城市边缘的茨冈村落里，小伙子贝汉（Davor Dujmovic 饰）与外婆一家四口生活在一起，嗜赌的舅舅梅尔桑每次输光后就开始怀念在德国的生活，妹妹的腿疾因无钱而得不到救治。贝汉与同村的阿兹娜相恋，但对方母亲嫌弃贝汉一家贫穷坚决回绝。长年在意大利赚钱的族长阿梅德回到村子，在赌桌上让梅尔桑输到丧失理智，毁掉了自家人的木屋。但外婆却用巫术救回了阿梅德的孩子，为表谢意，阿梅德答应带妹妹出国治病，并让身怀隔空移动小铁器特异功能的贝汉随行。贝汉很快发现阿梅德不过是利用儿童乞讨盗窃的团伙头子，但已无力摆脱只得随顺，不久阿梅德患病，将小团伙交予贝汉管理，贝汉摇身一变成为有钱人，遂回乡将阿兹娜接到米兰，但阿兹娜腹中的骨肉让贝汉大为光火，坚持要将孩子卖掉……　　本片获1989年戛纳电影节最佳导演奖。

Talentandpassionformusiccantakeonetotheverytop.Ontheway,however,therearegoingtobeshowbiztraps.Thereismoney,fameandfancrowdsinvolved.Willayounggirlbeabletofightforherdreamsinthisno-holds-barredworldwherefameissoelusive?Acontroversialtalentshowcalled"MusicRace"keepslookingfortalentedsingersalloverthecountry.Thedecisiononwhowillbestarted-upforacareerandwhowillgetacoldshowerisalwaysuptothethreejurors:aonce-popularsinger,Olo(MaciejZakoscielny),socialmediaqueen,Ewa(JuliaKaminska),andthedameofPolishjazz,UrszulaDudziak(playingherself).DuringanauditionheldinOlo’shometown,thereisarow.Thepersonwhostartsitis"Ostra"(playedbyKatarzynaSawczuk).Therebelteenisoutragedbythejuror’sarrogantanddismissivebehaviourtowardshermother(AnitaSokolowska).Thesmallscandalsuitstheshow’sproducer(TomaszKarolak),whopushes"Ostra"throughtothenextstage.There,itwillturnoutthatthegirldoesn’tjusthaveafierytemper,butagreatvoiceaswell.Success,though,comesataprice.Beingpopularisnotaspleasantasmanypeoplethink.Ourteenageherowillhavetofaceagenuinetestofintegrityandcharacter.Theyoungstarisabouttotakeonherstagecompetition,theruthlessworldofshowbusiness,and,mostimportantly,herownfeelings.

年轻的蒙古人爱上了他的主的女儿。她的父亲谴责他为罪犯，并称他为亡命之徒。蒙古人必须在充满背叛和欺骗的世界中航行，为生存和正义而战。

Follows an Italian con-man who pretends to be a prince and goes to Mexico City to exploit the elite's fascination with European Nobility. They comply with his every request, even giving him their daughters' hands in marriage.