When a favored incumbent suddenly suspends his candidacy for Congress, an embittered but brilliant campaign strategist is lured out of retirement and convinces Reverend Dave Hill to run for office. The race pits them both against formidable opponents from their past, each with plans to inexorably remove religion's influence on public policy. Set against a backdrop of unprecedented political, civil and spiritual unrest, Dave struggles to answer an increasingly relevant question of our time: Is God dead in American politics?
20世纪30年代，英国某女子教会寄宿学校。这里校风极其严格，女孩们被要求墨守成规，不允许有任何堕落和消极的思想。而游泳队的教师G小姐（伊娃·格林 Eva Green 饰）显得如此与众不同，她个性张扬，思想开放，鼓励学生努力追求自身的欲望。在女孩们的眼中，G小姐是如此迷人。不久，来自西班牙的贵族小姐费雅玛·科罗纳（玛利亚·瓦沃德 María Valverde 饰）转学至此，她高雅尊贵的气质和亲切友善的性格令女孩们甚为倾倒，甚至G小姐也喜欢上这个出身豪门却有着独立思想的女孩。然而费雅玛的处事态度渐渐令G小姐感
