Corsica in the 19th century. An isolated farm at the edge of some scrub. Left to alone by his parents, Fortunato must deal with a fugitive who asks the boy to hide him in exchange for a gold coin. From then on, the boy finds himself caught up in a world of male violence.

A young American falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.

A young American falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.