
An all-girl Catholic boarding school near Vienna for the wealthy Austrian elite and their children. The school is thriving, but faith is declining and the upper floors are deserted. The head of the institution, a young energetic nun, fights with ardor against this decline. Martha, 12, one of the nun’s favorite pupils, is a devoted girl who wishes to expiate the sins of the world. Encouraged by the nun, she is given a penance belt and taken to the abandoned upper floor.

as Schwester

as Agnes

as Man

as Marthas Mother

as Frau Mikes

as Teacher

as Sekretärin

as Oberin

as Sabines Father

as Pförtnerin

as Mother

as Armos Grandmother

as Martha

as Sabine

as Armo

as Philine

as Daughter of the Man

as Oberin

as Marthas Father

as Teacher

as Priest

as Armos Grandfather

as Bishop

as Herr Mikes

as Policeman

as Doctor

as Jurist