On the outskirts of Naples during the Second World War, naïve 15 year-old Miluzza, subjected to repeated abuse by the men around her, is unable to escape the confines of her small village. After her mother's unfortunate death, she meets a wounded soldier and helps him return to his family's farm. He falls in love and wants to marry her but his mother insists on his betrothal to a virgin.

Lucia Cara
as Miluzza

Stefania Sandrelli
as Nunziata

Raoul Bova
as Pietro

Lorenzo Crespi
as Dino

Luisa Amatucci
as Nannina

Giuditta Del Vecchio
as Annuzza

Pepe Da Rosa
as Don Peppe

Rino Marcelli
as Nonno Rafele

Massimo Bellinzoni
as Tunin

Ennio Coltorti
as Gioacchino