Armed with no more than his faith and quick wit, one man confronts the greatest powers on earth. Martin Luther's (
Joseph Fiennes) bold actions foster an era of personal and religious freedoms unprecedented in history.
A young law student, Luther abruptly enters a monastery when he believes his life is spared during a violent lightning storm. Luther proves an eager, apt disciple and is selected to travel to Rome on church business. He enters the holy city with the wide-eyed ideals of a young man -- only to have them shattered.