In the far cosmos, an alien civilization suffers an energy crisis and scans the universe for possible solutions. Once a new form of energy or fuel has been detected, an android is sent to investigate further. One is sent to Earth to investigate the rumors of a new form of fuel propulsion developed by a Romanian school professor who has built a spacecraft out of scrap. The Professor's purpose is to send the craft on a two million year long journey into deep space and then artificially induce the birth of a new human, who together with its robot carer and an archive of carefully chosen scientific and cultural knowledge, will develop into the perfect human. The film follows the android as it attempts to separate truth from fantasy.