 Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death...