In the sands of the desert, the Bedouins find a burnt pilot. He does not remember his name, does not know who he is and how he got here. The Bedouins save his life, but now he bears little human resemblance - his body is covered with charred skin, and his face is unrecognizable. For everyone, he is just an "English patient" - a man without a face and without a name.After being transported to war-torn Europe, an English patient finds himself in an abandoned Italian villa in the care of a young nurse, Hana. She refuses to leave with the other nurses and stays to look after him. A dying patient tells Hana the story of his love for a married woman, tragic and incredible...