Helene torna a la seva terra natal, una comunitat que pateix la tirania patriarcal de la família Graff. La jove, indignada amb aquest tracte dèspota iniciarà un pla per venjar-se’n.

In the mid-1800s, twelve year old Hélène manages to flee from an isolated patriarchal community in Luxembourg. Years later, she returns in disguise, determined to seek revenge on the family that killed her parents.