The Rebel movement in Fuente Ovejuna assembles in darkness. They wish to rebel against the local commandant who has arrogated the power of the village to himself after a successful war against the neighboring village. One of the girls in the village, Laurentia, just got married without the permission of the commandant. After suffering torture and rape, she is searing with hatred and wants to avenge her husband who is still in the commandant’s prison. The inhabitants of Fuente Ovejuna will have their revenge, but will their revenge redeem anything once they become like their oppressors?
