Father James is a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week's time as a matter of principle. Deeply troubled and conflicted about how to respond, Father James tries to go on with his calling through that week. However, that proves impossible as he is confronted with a troubling variety of spiritual challenges from both his estranged daughter and his own parishioners. In those dispiriting struggles, Father James' life begins to fall apart as time runs out towards a confrontation that seems to crystallize his values and what he wants his life to be. 受难与救赎，人类永恒的主题。即便没有信仰，也请学会宽恕【有剧透】。补充一点背景资料。斯莱戈众生相以及其他。我宽恕你，和你愿不愿意被我宽恕没有关系。事先张扬的谋杀。日子依旧。罪恶应该宽恕吗。那条狗到底是谁杀死的？。神父有难：悲伤的不能自已。 神父詹姆斯是一位好牧师，虔诚正直。有一天一个前来的告解的人对詹姆斯说会杀了他就因为他从来没有做错事。他只有一周的时间来与上帝精神统一，詹姆斯照顾着各式各样的堕落无助的人，他会去探望这些人——或许能在其中找到嫌疑人。他的死亡准备太过复杂，尤其是对于他企图自杀的女儿来说。
