The German writer Armin T. Wegner volunteers as a medic in the Ottoman Empire. Adventure and a fascination for the East drive him forward. At a ball, he falls in love with the beautiful Armenian Anusch Tokatliyan. Against all odds, their love matures. However, the times are set for destruction. World War, oppression, and the mass forced deportations of the Armenian people brew into a tremendous storm. Desperately, Wegner stands against the destructive forces of his time. Thomas Hartwig compellingly and with documentary density narrates the life of Armin T. Wegner, the voice of Armenia. A shimmering Constantinople, a great love, and the tragedy of the Armenian people come alive in a moving way.