The film tells the history of the Bulgarian town of Nesebar from the moment of its foundation (2500 years ago) to the present day and acquaints with the numerous ancient monuments preserved on the territory of the town.
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life.