Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

Cast: Clémence Poésy, Alessio Boni, Alexander Beyer, Malcolm McDowell, Andrea Giordana, Valentina Cervi, Hannelore Elsner, Benjamin Sadler, Toni Bertorelli, Violante Placido, Ana Caterina Morariu, Elodie Frenck, Ken Duken, Hary Prinz, Vladimir Ilin