When French troops occupy the Italian port city of Ancona, freeing the city\'s Jews from their repressive ghetto, it unleashes a whirlwind of progressivism and brutal backlash as two very different cultures collide.
Meanwhile, Francesca, a devout Catholic, must decide if she will honor her marriage vows to an abusive and murderous.
Mirelle, a young Jewish maiden, must choose between her duty--an arranged marriage to a wealthy Jewish merchant--and her love for a dashing French Catholic soldier.
When French troops occupy the Italian port city of Ancona, freeing the city\'s Jews from their repressive ghetto, it unleashes a whirlwind of progressivism and brutal backlash as two very different cultures collide