The courageous young midwife Christine makes a pact with the devil to save her village from the brutal terror of the German Knights. As the villiage is ravaged by a spider plague, Christine turns from the saviour to the hunted, and the violence escalates. Christine faces the decisive battle against the devilish power that wants to take away her highest good, she's willing to die for: humanity. Written by Plinio Bachmann and Barbara Sommer