An Italian film producer struggles to overcome a host of obstacles to create a historical epic adapted from Puccini's opera Tosca, not least the rise of the Second World War. Drama, starring Alfred Molina, Jonathan Pryce, Catherine McCormack and Andras Balint.

1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension famed producer Davide Rieta is making a major film. The two lead actors, the German woman Kristina Baumgarten and the English man James Clavel ace each others' initial antagonism and eventually fall in love. Meanwhile the fascist police are looking for an excuse to arrest the Jewish filmmaker and any other potential "troublemakers." The producer and his crew decide to make one final extraordinary effort to complete the film - against all odds.