Herr und Knecht

Despite an impending snowstorm, the rich, profit-hungry merchant Brechunov and his good, humble servant Nikita set off across the icy steppe to conclude a lucrative deal. But in the roar of the storm they get hopelessly lost - and in the face of imminent death the differences in status between the two unequal companions begin to disappear miraculously. With his visually stunning master story "Lord and Servant" (1895), the great Russian poet and humanist Leo Tolstoy created a timeless parable on the power of humanity.