It is the late 1500s as a five-year-old boy grows up privileged on a country estate with a controlling, abusive father and loving yet meek mother. Forced to only study mathematics and Latin from his father-appointed tutor, Wolf Dietrich quickly learns to keep his anger inside. But when his tutor befriends him and helps him understand his emotions, Wolf makes a life-changing decision to attend seminary and eventually seek fame in the clergy...