During WWII a youth deserts his country`s army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women`s clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or `rawney`. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him