Grimm plot
Jacob and his sister Marie are left in the woods one winter's day by their unemployed father. Jacob finds in his coat a note from his mother urging them to go to her brother in Spain. Once in Spain, their uncle turns out to have died. Marie meets Diego, a Spanish surgeon, and falls in love with him. Diego lives with his overbearing sister Teresa. To Jacob's astonishment, Marie wants to marry Diego. Even after the wedding, jealous Jacob tries to get his sister away from Diego. When that fails, he begins to defy his brother-in-law. It soon becomes apparent that this does not go unpunished for anyone ...