The nuns of a musical convent work hard in order to prevent the religious school from closing.

Two recently released prisoners learn to live in a sugar shack deep in the forest.

The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates…