在传说中英雄辈出的年代,彪悍的西米里族英雄柯南(阿诺德·施瓦辛格 Arnold Schwarzenegger 饰)为了让心爱的瓦莱里亚复活,只得接受了异族女王塔拉米斯的要求,陪伴女王的侄女珍娜取得魔法钥匙“邪恶之心”。珍娜是远古卷轴上记载的天选之人,只有她才能得到钥匙,开启传说中的宝藏,而塔拉米斯的计划是利用柯南保护珍娜,在成功后把他们全部杀死,塔拉米斯派出侍卫长邦伯塔与柯南同行并暗中监视。柯南一行在路上救下了东方巫师和黑人女战士,加上盗贼好友,七人抵达了藏着邪恶之心的湖中城堡,城中的巫师施法将珍娜夺走,柯南等人力战终于救出珍娜,而这仅仅是冒险之旅的开端……
A village in Ukraine, near the Russian border. The only thing that slightly disturbs the peace there is the occasional death of an elderly person. That is also why Anatoly returns there: to take care of his dying mother.