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.
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Virginie Efira
Sister Benedetta Carlini
Charlotte Rampling
Sister Felicita
Daphné Patakia
Bartolomea
Lambert Wilson
Nuncio
Olivier Rabourdin
Alfonso Cecchi
Louise Chevillotte
Sister Christina
Hervé Pierre
Paolo Ricordati
Clotilde Courau
Midea Carlini
David Clavel
Giuliano Carlini
Guilaine Londez
Sister Jacopa
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay
David Birke
Tagline
"I don't know God's ways, but he works his will through me."
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Budget
$24,350,000
Revenue
$2,652,725
Production
SBS Productions, Topkapi Films, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Belga Productions
CinemaSerf
April 23, 2022
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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