In January 1939, Frida Kahlo arrives in Paris. André Breton, dazzled by her first paintings, has described her as a surrealist and has promised to mount an exhibition of her work. Kahlo's short stay in the French capital allows her to get to know - and fiercely criticize - the artistic circles of the city. Meanwhile, these are difficult times, the Spanish civil war is bleeding refugees into Paris, and in those weeks, Frida helps with the cause. During her stay in Paris, she is accompanied by Michel Petitjean, the gallery link, to whom she gives one of her paintings as a farewell gift: The Heart.