In February 1993, Herzog goes to Siberia to explore the spiritual lives of the Russian people. In a film divided into chapters, we see different forms of shamanism, popular beliefs and superstitions.

Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog brings his ecstatic approach to filmmaking in this documentary about Russian mysticism. Beginning with a famously staged shot of two Siberian pilgrims crawling atop a frozen lake in search of a sunken city, the film becomes a poetic exploration of faith.