修女海伦（苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰）受死刑犯马修·庞斯莱（西恩·潘 Sean Penn 饰）之托，前往监狱探望他。马修否认残杀年轻情侣被判死刑，提出上诉。海伦一路走访，深入村庄调查真相。一方面是被虐杀而死的无辜情侣，一方面是即将被处决的罪犯的精神依托， 海伦使尽各种办法帮助马修，但当她面对受害者双亲的痛诉以及公众的愤怒时，海伦的内心也陷入纠结的道德审判中。海伦最终感化了马修。...
Fourteen months have passed since Hurricane Katrina, but residents of the Crescent City are finding it harder than ever to rebuild their lives, much less hold on to their unique cultural identity. Som...