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This musical portrait shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary, and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer Lina Wertmüller.

On lonely satellites, lowly Space Cadets toil for the Laburniam Federation. Their antics are overseen and commented on by a succession of strange observers. Space Cadets is a re-imagining of a visually gorgeous French animation series called Youri the Spaceman. It is in the hilarious tradition of shows like Mystery Science Theater 3000.

A young actor in modern day Hungary gets sent back to feudal times for a week, and tries to make the best of being a serf, while a wry reporter comments on the action, finally becoming more involved in it than he could have ever wished.