In 1895-1898, a French prostitute establishes a brothel in Chania, Crete, attracting a diverse clientele of English, Russian, Italian, and French officers, spies, diplomats, merchants, revolutionaries, and partisans.
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In 1897, Crete is a hotbed of conflict as the Great Powers vie for influence, but amidst the turmoil, Rosa Bonaparte, a French madam, seeks a quiet existence by establishing a brothel in Chania, accompanied by her twelve girls.