A powerful story of revolution, love and intense rivalry set in 1870 during the four-month siege of Paris. Featuring the Impressionist studios of Montmartre, the hot-air balloon factory in the Gare d'Orleans and the gradual slaughter of the Paris zoo — culminating in slices of elephant trunk appearing in butchers' windows — The Red Leopard brings to life an exhilarating and devastating period of European history.