God's mighty servant

Sister Pascalina (Christine Neubauer) is sent to Munich in the first half of the 20th century by her superior, Tharsilla Tanner, despite many reservations, to manage the household of Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli (Remo Girone). For Pascalina, this is a fateful encounter: she becomes his private secretary and personal advisor until her fellow sisters accuse her of coming and going in the Nuncio's bedroom. Pascalina is then called back to the motherhouse, where she is told to confess and reaffirm her vows. Outraged, she rejects this. Based on a true story: never had a woman wielded so much power in the Vatican as a simple nun from Altötting: Sister Pascalina. For 40 years, she stood by Eugenio Pacelli, who later became Pope Pius XII. For the first time, the life of this remarkable woman is portrayed on film, who, thanks to her sharp intellect, rose from a simple housekeeper to the private secretary of the Pope.