Beginning of the 19th century. The gloomy house of the usurer Gobsek in the surroundings of Paris, the mute witness of human tragedies and shattered destinies. The power of money equalizes people from different social strata and situations by forcing them to humble themselves to ask for a loan from the loan shark. But the mountains of goods, gold and silver do not bring happiness to Gobsek. His greed makes him lose his mind and causes his death...