In Caravaggio, a small town in the Milan region, is the large building of Vittorio M. In his castle lives his niece, the very beautiful Rita.
She is the daughter of his brother, who disappeared in North Africa during the war. It is said that Rita's mother, a young Turk, left her in the care of this uncle before returning to live in her country. But when Rita is only sixteen years old, she decides to flee her uncle's home with the intention of living in France.