A french writter, Prosper Merimée, show like a young girl called Carmen (Paz Vega) have the ability to make people fall in love with her, including sergeant Jose (Leonardo Sbaraglia). The problem is that Carmen isn't a woman that fall in love with one man, she considerer her a free soul. Jose begin a bad man and he tries to discover the truth, he is obsessed with Carmen and his obsession makes him to commit a lot of murders. The town become a bloody village, and people thinks Carmen is guilty.