Jules, a young journalist, has been given the task of going to the most mysterious cabaret in town to take photographs of the dancers. A matter of life or death is asked: Are you able of not looking?

At the end of the 19th century, on an isolated farm, Zélie is trapped under the authority of her father, Jacob, a deeply religious man. As a mysterious disease known as the “Black Veil” ravages the surrounding countryside and faith begins to blur with madness, she must fight to preserve her humanity and claim her freedom.