An Ottoman Empire sultan's harem in the early 20th century is the setting for director Ferzan Ozpetek's ("Steam: The Turkish Bath") sensual drama of forbidden love. A beautiful Italian-born woman, sold into slavery, becomes the favorite of the sultan's many concubines, but her relationship with a black eunuch has dangerous consequences following political upheaval in the region. Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Valeria Golino star. 110 min. In French, Italian and Turkish with English subtitles.