The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

When Champollion, famous for having deciphered the mystery of hieroglyphics, sets foot on the land of Egypt for the first time and finally meets Ramses II in the sumptuous temple of Abu Simbel, his fascination for this civilisation reaches its peak.