Prejudice perfidy love and bravery in Qu�bec. In 1779 a priest on his deathbed receives a young woman. Flash back 20 years: Marie-Loup an herb-dispensing peasant falls for Fran�ois a man of property. The priest`s perfidy and the treachery of a soldier separate the lovers and set in motion a chain of events leading to a death a trial and an execution. The action unfolds against a backdrop of England`s take-over of French-Canada the Church`s manipulations to maintain spiritual hegemony and the limited rights of woman and indigenous peoples. Watching it all is Marie-Loup`s daughter named France who when grown is the dying priest`s visitor in prelude and coda.