A young country girl comes to town and works in a brothel in order to help her fiance get the money to start his own business. "Paprika" is the name given to her by the madam.
In 1939 Tuscany, a village eagerly awaits Mussolini's visit to open their new school. When a dead infant is discovered, villagers scramble to conceal the crime and postpone the Duce's arrival.
Hitman Mark's affair with a prostitute entangled with her pimp, a drug lord, forces him to confront deadly obstacles and secure their escape while grappling with past trauma.