Overview

Two sisters, one severe and straight, the other hunch backed but beautiful, run a guest house on the bank of a remote, mighty river. They consider it their sacred duty to warn travelers of the river's danger in flood, offer shelter and bury those drowned, giving each a named white cross. Otherwise the spirits of the dead haunt them. On a stormy night in 1930, the sisters hold a seance to discover the name of a spirit who is annoying them, but the quest leads to a surprising flashback and an unexpected liberation.