A landowner from Thessaly marries a young girl by force. For this act, he will lose his life.

Returning to Athens after the end of the World War II, Captain Nikolas finds out what happened to his family from a neighbor.

The beautiful Helena, neglected by her husband Zikos, finds solace in the arms of a gypsy. Zikos persecute lovers in a brawl at a nightclub accidentally stabs his wife.

Two young children discover love with the advent of adolescence.