Ulrich Muhe interpreta a un hombre de negocios alemán que ha nacido completamente sin escrúpulos. Esto le hace un candidato perfecto para tener éxito en los caóticos años posteriores a la I Guerra Mundial. Su historia es totalmente distinta a la de su polo opuesto, un anarquista judío.
Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the properties of his former owner, and his companions' freedom, becoming Chico Rei, the first black man to own lands in Brazil.
In the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for a few days, caring for her, and tries to hide the forbidden romance from her father, who disapproves of the relationship.
