Gilberte Terbois

Um novo padre chega na aldeia rural francesa de Ambricourt para servir sua primeira paróquia. A congregação apática o rejeita imediatamente. Através de seu diário, o jovem relata uma crise de fé que ameaça afastá-lo da aldeia e de Deus.

A well-off young woman decides to become a nun, joining a convent that rehabilitates female prisoners. Through their program, she meets a woman named Thérèse who refuses any help because she says she was innocent of the crime she was convicted for. After being released from prison, Thérèse murders the actual perpetrator of the crime and comes to seek sanctuary in the convent.