Bare follows a man known as the Sinner, who is struggling with grief and unresolved guilt following the death of his younger sister, Eden. Two years after her death, he returns to his hometown and visits a deteriorating church and its adjoining graveyard, where his sister is buried. While sitting in his car, he ignores messages from his mother encouraging him to attend Edens' birthday celebration. When his car fails to start, the Sinner encounters the Priest, a 30-year-old clergyman who offers to help him. Their initial interaction is distant and guarded, but the Priest invites the Sinner to assist him with his duties in the church garden. While tending to a grave, the Priest reveals that he had performed the last rites for a man who died alone. When he invites the Sinner to pray, the Sinner reacts angrily and leaves, unwilling to confront his emotions. Overwhelmed by grief, the Sinner breaks down beside his car. The Priest approaches him and recognises a photograph of Eden. The two men sit together in the church gardens, where the Priest shares memories of Eden and explains that she often visited him for conversation. He tells the Sinner that Eden was frightened of dying, particularly because she feared leaving her brother behind, but that she did not blame him and understood his circumstances. The Sinner admits that he has tried but cannot forgive himself. The Priest then shares his own struggles with guilt and regret, referring to his past drinking and dishonesty, and the importance of his family and daughter in his efforts to change. He acknowledges that self-forgiveness is not necessarily something one achieves completely, but something one must continue trying to find. His honesty allows the Sinner to recognise that he is not alone in his struggle. After thanking the Priest, the Sinner returns to Eden's grave. He places his rosary on the ground and stands quietly before her headstone. The film transitions to a flashback of Eden shortly before her death, revealing a tender moment between the siblings as they prepare a cake for her graduation celebration.