The love of Ornella and Dino is hampered by the long-standing enmity of their families. In response to the young man’s confession, Ornella wounds him with a shot from a gun, and then realizes that the passion of the heart is stronger than the blood feud traditions prevailing in Corsica in the 19th century. The price of their secret meetings is high: on one side of the scale are feelings, on the other - the threat of a curse from loved ones and expulsion from the island...