In 1858 a German bounty hunter, Dr. Schultz, buys the freedom of a man named Django Freeman from a slave trader duo in order to find and kill some men. Afterward, Django with the help of Dr. Schultz sets out to find and rescue his wife Broomhilda who, like him, was sold into slavery. Their journey takes them to a charming but brutal Mississippi plantation owner named Calvin Candie von Shaft. Dr. Schultz plots a scheme with Django to rescue Broomhilda.