A Nordic tale of human weakness and strength... Young Hjalmar, son of Gunar, lord of the manor, sets out on a long journey to meet the Queen of the North. He wants to find out whether the queen is really as cruel as rumored, demanding a human sacrifice on the longest night of winter. Hjalmar comes to realize that the queen has lost faith in foolish people and has therefore imprisoned Spring in eternal ice. The love of the girl Sigrid awaits him there, but first he must soften the icy and disappointed heart of the Queen of the North. But since he has received three gifts of love, he will surely succeed...

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.