In 814 AD, in medieval Europe, an ordinary family in Germany. Because women suffered from social discrimination and various restrictions at that time, Johanna (Johanna Wokalek) grew up under the concept of male superiority over female by her priest father. Although her father opposed it, the smart and studious Johanna still received careful instruction from Greek priests and mastered Latin and Greek. Johanna grew up and fell in love with Count Gerold (David Wenham). Soon after the war broke out, Gerold went to the front. Johanna, who escaped from death, relied on her extraordinary courage and wisdom in the escape, disguised herself as a man to replace her deceased brother and entered the monastery, where she practiced medicine to treat the poor. Soon, Johanna gained the trust of the Pope with her superb medical skills, but was immediately involved in the dangerous vortex of politics and religion. In a series of political power struggles, Johanna finally ascended to the highest position of the Holy See and became a generation of popes admired by all. She hid her female identity and ruled the Catholic Church for two years until she was forced to step down because she fell in love and became pregnant. The film "The Female Pope", directed by the famous German director Sonke Waterman, is adapted from the world-famous novel of the same name by Donna Wolff Kroes. The film combines gender and religion to present this thrilling and confusing papal mystery that has been hidden for more than 1,100 years to the audience.