根据匈牙利爱国诗人裴多菲的一首长诗改编。故事讲述少年约翰自小与少女伊露士卡相恋，但遭姑娘后母横加干涉，自己被迫远离家乡，开始了漫长的游历生涯。在经过一系列磨难之后，约翰以善良、勇敢和智慧获得巨人的帮助，终于同心爱的姑娘重新团聚。

　　Adam's and Eve's epic journey throughout history trying to find the meaning of human life. Do we grow in wisdom as centuries pass, or just drift towards an inevitable doom?