1910 Paris The destinies of the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova and Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani intertwine Anna is married Amedeo is astruggling artist and when they meet their lives change forever Anna goes back to Russia and Amedeo sends her aletter begging for her to return Meanwhile Annas husband the ambitious poet Nikolai Gumilev abandons her to go on along trip to Africa to find inspiration Anna takes the chance to go back to Paris where she will face an impossible choice between love and poetry