ThefilmfollowsAva,ayoungbankprofessionalwhoisdevastatedwhenherhusbandDallasabandonsamarriagesheisdeterminedtofightfor.Butthenfateintervenes,revealingDallas’wickeddeedsthathavetrashedtheirmarriage,andonceuponatimesabotagedAva’sdestinytobelovedbyhertruesoulmate.
Inlatenineteenth-centuryAmerica,RisingFreeportraysthestoryofayoungwomanlivingintheaftermathofracialprejudice.Surroundedbydangerofbeingsoldandfurtherstrippedoffreedom,shediscovershopethroughagraciousfamilyandlearnsforgivenessandoverwhelmingmercyfromherowntransformation.
Giacomo Casanova's great love Lucia leaves Italy for Amsterdam. When they meet again, she has reinvented herself as a veiled courtesan. As the former lovers reignite their passion, Lucia keeps her true identity a secret.