The Nymph

Directed by Lina Wertmüller

With Lucia Cara, Stefania Sandrelli, Raoul Bova, Lorenzo Crespi and Luisa Amatucci

On the outskirts of Naples during the Second World War, naïve 15 year-old Miluzza, subjected to repeated abuse by the men around her, is unable to escape the confines of her small village. After her mother's unfortunate death, she meets a wounded soldier and helps him return to his family's farm. He falls in love and wants to marry her but his mother insists on his betrothal to a virgin.