During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no longer could endure the reprisals of his superiors.

见习修女玛利亚（露丝·罗伊维丽克 Ruth Leuwerik 饰）个性乐观开朗，她被派到了富有的男爵特拉普（Hans Holt 饰）家中照顾他的几个孩子。特拉普男爵是军旅出身，个性非常的严苛和谨慎，他无法理解玛利亚修女和孩子们相处的那种自由且放松的方式，但是看着孩子们在玛利亚的照顾下逐渐露出了天真的笑容，特拉普男爵逐渐开始信赖玛利亚。随着时间…

It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, played by Josef Meinrad, makes his inauguration speech he declares Austria independence and issues an edict …