The film centers on Jewish girl Esther, who is selected to be the new queen consort to King Xerxes I of Persia. Meanwhile, Ester's cousin Mordecai and the evil Haman plot to manipulate King Xerxes and take over the kingdom. When Ester finds out Haman's secret scheme to root out the Jews, she risks her own life to show King Xerxes the truth, and save her people from extermination.