年轻的外交官奥莱克斯·文图拉与一位好斗的公职人员和一位才华横溢的美国律师一起寻找被弗兰克·怀尔德（Frank Wild）偷走的宝藏，后者周游世界，从海洋中掠夺历史文物。

In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for storytelling.