Patty, an 18-year-old judo athlete from a remote Greek island, decides to spread her wings and follow Sensei Yuri to Athens in pursuit of her Olympic dream. Along the way, she will face desire, betrayal, and painful truths that could either break her or make her stronger.

本片通过叙述土耳其没落王族后裔祖尔菲卡在杀死入侵者、抵抗意大利法西斯的战斗过程中进而揭开自己的身世之迷的故事，展现了马其顿地区长达半个世纪的历史变迁，其中涉及的历史包括巴尔干战争，第一次世界大战、第二次世界大战，以史诗般的手法描写了欧洲巴尔干半岛半个世纪的风云变幻。