The year was 1973 in Rwanda. Atop a hill in Kigali, Rwandan girls attend the exclusive catholic school "Notre-Dame du Nil," where they can learn to be among the country's most eminent citizens. They're all in the same dorm and dealing with the same issues that every adolescent girl faces as they work toward graduation. However, fundamental divisions exist across the country and even within the school, which will have long-term consequences for the lives of these young women and for the entire country..