Sicily in the sixties. Even though she is a girl, Lia prefers to work on the family farm rather than stay home and help her mother around the house. She is beautiful, stubborn, and private, but knows what she wants. Lorenzo Musicò, the son of a local boss, is attracted by her fiery gaze and tries to seduce her. When she rejects him, furious with rage and entitlement, he decides to take her with force. Instead of accepting a shotgun marriage, Lia does the unexpected and drags Lorenzo to court. From the true life and occurences of Franca Viola that with this decision changed the situation for all the women.
