XVII century, Bulgaria is under Ottoman rule. Four men break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view of their child, Maria. To protect his daughter and to enact revenge, he raises Maria as a son, teaching her to fight and kill. But as Maria grows up, she longs for a different life.

Karaivan

Deli

Mustafa

Turk

shepherd

rapist
October 4, 1972



Karaivan

Deli

Mustafa

Turk

shepherd

rapist