Benedetta
HistoryDramaRomance
6.6/10
|FR
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|131 min
Release Date: 2021-07-09
Overview - A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
Production Companies
SBS ProductionsTopkapi FilmsPathéFrance 2 CinémaFrance 3 CinémaBelga Productions
User Reviews
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7/10
After living in a nunnery in Pescia since her youth, "Benedetta" (Virginie Efira) has visions that lead her to believe that she is speaking directly to Jesus. A somewhat sceptical Mother Superior (Charlotte Rampling) and her fellow nun "Christina" (Louise Cevillotte) have doubts, but those are not shared by an all-too-willing clergy and soon the young woman is the new Abbess. Simultaneously, the n...
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