Inspired by the story of the battle of Dovra monastery in 1822 in Veria, Greece, the love story of two young Greeks unfolds as they prepare to secretly get married in a church that is surrounded by Turkish troops.

Within the war-hostile climate of the era, two families meet in a monastery to make a marriage secret. But that does not go unnoticed. A betrayal will lead thousands of Turkish soldiers out of the monastery. The abbot of the monastery, the monks and members of the two families, grab arms and Siege begins. Along with her, a survival struggle and a cycle of revelations are also beginning. The story unfolds on the big screen, through the discussion of 2 officers of the Greek army, at the Rupel Fort in March 1941.

Taking cover at Fort Roupel in the north border of Central Macedonia, Greece, during the Nazis' attack, the seasoned combat leader, Lieutenant Colonel Georgios Douratsos, recounts the story of the Dovra Monastery battle in 1822 to the young Second Lieutenant, Kostis Delidimos. Back then--as, one after another the Greek towns and villages join the Revolution against the Ottoman Empire and the cause for liberty--the clandestine union of Kostis and Katerina in the secluded abbey grabbed the attention of Turkish officers, Mehmed Emin Pasha and Kehagia Bey, who readied 4,000 troops for deployment. Just like Douratsos and Delidimos, the convent's abbot, Father Gerasimos, along with a handful of defenders, swore to stand their ground and resist the enemy's assault waves at all costs. But, who shall live and who shall die when the siege is finally over?—Nick Riganas