A group of nuns, headed by Sister Clodagh, are shipped into a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in your community is hostile as well as the nuns are housed in a older palace that is unusual. They work to set a hospital and a school, however slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.