故事发生在新年来临之夜,传说每年的这个夜晚,死神就会来到人间挑选一个罪孽深重的人来驾驶他的马车。这次被选到的是个抛妻弃子又嗜酒如命的流浪汉,在流浪汉由于自己的作风问题而即将被夺走生命时,一个孱弱的修女用基督之爱拯救了他。The story takes us back to 1889, in the wake of primary school teacher Louise Violet who is sent to a village in the French countryside to enforce Republic schooling (which is free, compulsory and secular). It’s a mission which secures her unpopularity, among children and parents alike…。