A young novice sneaks out of her convent to deal with a matter that cannot be delayed.

On the brink of counter-revolution in 1989 Romania, six lives intersect amidst protests and personal struggles, leading to the explosive fall of Ceausescu and the socialist regime.

Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control,…