Mount Athos on a peninsula off the cost of Greece is one of Europe's last remaining secrets: a monks' republic. Access to women is strictly denied and in order to keep unwanted tourists out, visas are granted only to pilgrims and workers. For the first time, a filmmaker was given access to all forms of monastic life on the holy mountain. Peter Bardehle and Andreas Martin undertake a spiritual journey in poetic, big pictures for cinema with only monks telling about their life without any commentary and 2 hours aiming at prime time TV audiences driven by narration and strong characters.