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.
Schwester
Agnes
Man
Marthas Mother
Frau Mikes
Teacher
Sekretärin
Oberin
Sabines Father
Pförtnerin
Mother
Armos Grandmother
Martha
Sabine
Armo
Philine
Daughter of the Man
Oberin
Marthas Father
Teacher
Priest
Armos Grandfather
Bishop
Herr Mikes
Policeman
Doctor
Jurist