Sicily, early 1900s. After a tragedy that leaves her an orphan, Modesta is welcomed into a convent where she becomes the protégé of the Mother Superior. Modesta tries to get closer to Leonora, but the ...

Punished by Mother Leonora, Modesta finds herself atoning in a convent cell, but by feigning an illness manages to return to freedom; this does not seem to be enough to get back into Leonora's good ...