In 1808, in Madrid, Lieutenant Torrealta was named standard bearer of his regiment. Meanwhile, his companions, Luis Daoíz and Pedro Velarde, plot a conspiracy against the Napoleonic invader but Torrealta refuses to actively participate in it, since he is engaged to Renata, daughter of a French general. On May 2, the uprising breaks out and the first battles against the French troops take place. His companions die heroically. That same night, Torrealta breaks their marriage engagement and swears to avenge them. (FILMAFFINITY)
