Sissi works in the Birkenhof asylum as a psychiatric nurse where she carries out her duties with patience and understanding. When she is saved from a near fatal accident by a mysterious stranger Sissi becomes convinced he is the key to her future. As it turns out her saviour is Bodo, a bank robber who initially has no interest in the sweet but intense nurse…. though events are about to take yet another dramatic turn. The Princess and The Warrior is an intriguing and unusual film from the director of "Run Lola Run".