In 1897 thirteen prostitutes from Marseille arrive in Hania, Crete. The Great Powers (including Britain, France, and Russia) have placed troops on the island and the Cretan inhabitants have now launched a struggle for uniting Crete to the liberated (from Turkish occupation) part of Greece. Madam Rosa, a prostitute well past her prime, keeps a brothel which establishes itself as the place of sexual pleasure as well as clandestine diplomacy, as foreigners, Greeks, and Turks meet there to strike secret agreements or engage in ruthless machinations, each with their personal interest in mind. —Digital Archive, Greek Film Center