Old guilt, forgiveness and a new love. After 20 years in the French Foreign Legion, Martin returns to his Czech hometown. As soon as he arrives, he learns that his mother has died in his absence. Martin realizes that while in the military he learned to survive in any dangerous situation, but not how to cope with the complexities of human emotions and relationships. When he meets the deputy mayor's clever daughter Sara, he falls passionately in love and happiness seems to be within reach. But then his past catches up with him ...
Urban, un huérfano, sirve como aprendiz a un codicioso maestro relojero. Cuando Urban crece, se enamora de Laura, la hija del relojero, y quiere casarse con ella. Antes de que esto suceda, el maestro envía a su aprendiz al mundo con la tarea de buscar un reloj mítico que pueda advertir de la muerte. Nadie sabe si el reloj existe, pero si Urban no lo devuelve, Laura nunca será su esposa. El aprendiz de relojero emprende así un largo viaje lleno de dificultades, que deberá superar con valentía, destreza y buen corazón.
