<i>The Priest</i> follows a working class altar boy's decision to become a priest exploring the struggle many boys have becoming men especially around sexuality. Pierre finds safety within the vocational confines and celibacy of his Catholic faith only then to be astonished as he experiences life vicariously in the shadow of the confessional. Ultimately he must confront his own emerging sexuality in the real world and reconcile the inevitable collision between the security of doctrine and the risks of being human - all of which takes him to a surprising place.