Satirical operetta-buffe in three acts by composer Jacques Offenbach.
Demonic telepath Knyazev succeeds in extracting a soul from Nadya, but falls in love with the girl, soul foremost. Meanwhile, girl's spirit forms a bond with Viktor which results in a superpowered phantom.
The unique view on the well-known story of Christ's death and resurrection, which we see with the eyes of brigand Barabbas who got away from death on the cross.