Fernan Gomez, commander of Fuenteovejuna, is an arrogant lecherous nobleman who abuses his subjects, humiliates other men and attacks the virtue of women. One day, during the celebrations of a peasant wedding, the violent feudal lord breaks into the festivities, arrests the groom and kidnaps the bride to satisfy his lust. But how long will his dispicable reign endure? What will happen when the people decide to take justice into their own hands?