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/^t/The film takes place in a small Catholic parish in one of the poor districts of an Irish city. The name of the city is never mentioned. In this way, the film director wanted to emphasize that the parish shown in the movie is a parish, one of many, perhaps the one you belong to. A new priest comes to work in the parish. He is young, full of ideas and brimming with energy. Gradually, he gets more and more discouraged and doubtful about his vocation. As the story develops, he becomes aware of his parishioners' immorality and corruption. Finally he finds out that his colleague, the old priest working in the same parish, is having a relationship with his housekeeper. Unexpectedly, the young priest, who has seemed to be above human weakness so far, turns out to be a gay and enters a relationship with a friend met at the disco. A sub-plot in the movie involves the incestuous abuse of a teenage girl by her father.