<p>Withasenseofdutyandirontoughness,theBurgundianweaponmasterHagenvonTronjeholdsthecrisis-riddenkingdomtogether.Indoingso,hesuppresseshissecretlovefortheking’sdaughterKriemhildandrepresseshisowndarkpast.WhenthelegendarydragonslayerSiegfriedofXantenappearsinWormsandthreatenstheoldstructureswithhisunpredictablenature,Hagenprogressivelyturnsintoatragicfigure.ThefantasyfilmisanewinterpretationoftheNibelungsagaandcaptivateswithitsfantasticsceneryandbrilliantlychoreographedcombatscenes.</p>