Water,earth,wind and fire we know – but what is the fifth element? In the 23rd Century it’s the mysterious key to saving the Earth from evil. Seeking the solution is lowly flying taxi driver Korben Dallas, aided by Cornelius, a priest from the Mondoshawan order and Leeloo – a female humanoid. Their colourful search is littered with crazy aliens, fantastic spacecraft and the ma futuristic costumes of Jean-Paul Gaultier.