The film touchs upon the fight of the king of Imereti (part of West Georgia) Solomon II against the regular army of Russia at the beginning of 19th century. To save the country from tyrany Solomon resorted even to Napoleon I, but he never received any help and was finally defeated. In parallel the film describes a story of the king’s spiritual tutor who succeeded in maintaining spiritual steadfastness, an identifying characteristic of a Georgian individual, in the critical situation.