8-year old Oskar lives in a family-run children's home. Every day he escapes to the world of his own imagination. His idol is the hero of a tv s

　　西元9世纪以前，辽阔的东欧处於诸侯割据的混乱局面，王室与诸侯的关係非常紧张。老国王的暴毙使得王位的继承权成为了导火索。主持国政的波佩尔亲王则是野心勃勃，而亲王妃更是个毒辣的女人，她一心要把儿子推上王位，却遭到诸侯一致反对。於是波佩尔亲王决定先下杀手……阴謀残害王子，为了防止诸侯反抗，假称病危连夜