Plot
A mysterious stranger Meisner arrives in a northern Swedish town in 1820 calling himself a magnetist an amalgam of hypnotist and healer and claiming he can cure diseases untreatable by doctors Ignoring the objections of his colleagues Dr Selander allows Meisner to cure his blind daughter Maria who not only regains her sight but also falls in love with the charismatic magnetist Dark secrets and repressed memories start to emerge amidst the love between father and daughter man and woman