一名虔诚的大学生试图理解她对一名女同学的感情与她看似超自然的力量之间的联系。

伊桑·霍克扮演一个前军队的牧师，他在儿子不幸去世之后始终沉浸在悲痛中，阿曼达·塞弗里德扮演的女主角是一个教堂成员，曾是个激进环保主义者，遭遇了丈夫自杀，于是两个受伤的人有了人生交集。

On the surface 19-year-old Mirjam's life appears perfect. She is a world champion freestyle disco dancer and the pride of her modern, evangelical church. Yet her body is calling out for help and at the dance world championships, where she is defending her title, she collapses on stage. Her family's solution is for her to focus more on her faith. In search of answers, she turns to a stricter, more conservative church.

As a faithful child of God, Mary regularly repents for her sins. Over time, her faith drives her crazy as she pushes herself to the extremes.