In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

The story tells of a family tragedy that is based (not always factually accurate) on a well-known tragedy involving the ruling family of Austria-Hungary in 1889. Various names have been changed.

A drama based on the novel by Mór Jókai.