A man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be mistaken, there is no need for an attendant at the castle.
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Wassa Schelesnowa, a manipulative matriarch who will stop at nothing to keep her business afloat and her family together. Infanticide, forgery, murder, blackmail, adultery, exile, and plain old-fashioned greed are the order of the day as Wassa's colorful clan tries to scheme its way out of the house and into financial independence.
Вторая Мировая война. Восточный фронт, немецкий батальон сражается против советских солдат и партизан. Но это не совсем обычный батальон. Они — солдаты штрафного батальона, приговоренные Верховным Командованием к такому способу наказания за различные провинности и преступления. Их оскорбляют командиры, их посылают на убийственные задания, враги для них — всюду.
