The year is 1750. Europe is in a ravaged state following a plague. Victor Moritz and Rufolf de Sevre are gamblers, frequenters of elegant casinos and fashionable brothels. Rudolf is a young aristocrat, charming and charismatic. His degenerate behavior has an animal intensity. Victor, though leading the life of libertine, remains to one side. He is a man of a refined taste despite his low birth and buys his noble title thanks to his gambling skills. Victor and Rudolf have been inseparable friends for years. Then two young, beautiful and innocent people - a brother and sister - enter their life...

W połowie XVIII wieku w wyniszczonej epidemią Europie. Victor Moritz i Rudolf de Seve to hazardziści, bywalcy wytwornych kasyn i modnych domów publicznych. Rudolf jest młodym arystokratą, Victor, choć żyje jak libertyn, pozostaje jednak na uboczu. Victor i Rudolf od lat są nierozłącznymi przyjaciółmi. Ale w ich życie wkracza dwoje młodych, pięknych i niewinnych ludzi - rodzeństwo - Kornelia i Teodor.