故事发生在二战结束之后,安东尼娅(维力奇·范·阿麦莱 Willeke van Ammelrooy 饰)带着女儿达尼埃莱(埃尔斯·多特曼斯 Els Dottermans 饰)回到了久违的家乡。安东尼娅乐善好施的善良性格为战后满目疮痍的家园带来的新的希望,她先后收留了痴呆女孩代代(玛丽娜·德·格拉夫 Marina de Graaf 饰)和农夫巴斯(简·德克莱尔 Jan Decleir 饰)等人,组件了一个特殊的家族——安东尼娅家族。 一种温馨又紧密的关系维系着这些并没有血缘关系的家人们,在相互扶持之间,却也存在着难以调和的矛盾。达尼埃莱怀孕后生下了特雷莎(Veerle van Overloop 饰),小特雷莎长大后,却惨遭皮特(Filip Peeters 饰)的强暴。随着时间的流逝,安东尼娅家族不断的壮大着,而安东尼娅自己的生命却走向了尽头。
Italy, late thirties. The regime of Mussolini are sent Italian volunteers to the civil war in Spain. On the background of a peaceful village landscapes, behind the walls of the old farmhouses Florianna creating its own dictatorship everything is run by her brother Guido, who requires unquestioning obedience to his will www.molikan.com. He believes all women around is his property, and, as a rooster in the hen house, he constantly confirm this action. His young son Alberto is his problem - all is not similar to the father. He dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care. When his beautiful cousin Gloria comes to the estate, novel flashes between young people. Guido learns that his sister is going to bequeath her estate to his unworthy son. This heralds a tragic ending.