During WWII, in the days leading up to Christmas, a woman arrives at an Italian Catholic boarding school for orphaned girls with a large cake and a plea for them to pray for her boyfriend, who is having an affair.

Alba Rohrwacheras Mother Superior Fioralba
Greta Zuccheri Montanarias Sister Paoletta
Valeria Bruni Tedeschias Rosa in love
Hélène Louvart