When a friend is murdered by the Facists, a melancholy idealist farmer, Tunin (Giancarlo Giannini), takes up residence in a Roman brothel as he and an anarchist prostitute, Salomè (Mariangela Melato) plot to assassinate Mussolini. However, things will soon get complicated when Tunin falls in love with one of the girls and will find himself on the verge of failure, torn between ideals and passion.
