The true story of the raped Pakistani woman Mukhtar Mai is a story about a world where men's laws rule. Women have no power and no rights. Others decide whether they will live or die. They have to settle village disputes with their own lives. Mukhtar Mai gains strength after being brutally raped. Deep anger leads her to fight for the rights and education of girls and women who are at the mercy of men. Most women take their own lives when raped. Mai decides differently: she will tell the truth and fight. With the help of journalists, NGOs and the Pakistani judiciary, she manages to prove her innocence, achieve justice and open a school in her village with the compensation she receives.