
The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.

as Malagrida

as La Montagne

as Jérôme 1

as Jérôme 2

as Le père-maître 1

as Mère Angélique 1

as Mère Angélique 2

as Le père-maître 2

as L'évêque

as Le supérieur

as Sœur Théophile