Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 14 nominations
- Sister Genevieve
- (as Lisa Stewart Seals)
- Cathleen Age 7
- (as Eliza Mason)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShot in Tennessee.
- GoofsOne of the young girls says that she came to the convent to be like "Sr. Gabrielle" in The Nun's Story. The character's name was Gabrielle van de Maal, but her name as a nun was Sr. Luke.
- Quotes
Reverend Mother: I can feel you, right next to me, for so long. With me all that time, my darling husband. And now you've abandoned me! And you hoped that I would lose faith in you? You imagined that I would just walk out those gates? I cannot. I made a commitment forty years ago. And even if you choose to turn your light from me forever... I am yours. Oh, my darling husband.
- ConnectionsReferences The Nun's Story (1959)
- SoundtracksPie Jesu
Written by Gabriel Fauré
Things start to go south towards the half of the movie: while there are beautiful depictions of relationships and conflicts between characters, on the other hand, there are others that are not deepen enough. For example, sister Mary Grace had a lot of potential, but she is dismissed too quickly. I did not have the chance to know her at all, and she was a key protagonist. There are here and there a few good scenes, but overall I am not really sure if the nun life represented in this movie was very accurate. I know that this kind of life is very hard and you need to earn your vows, and I am aware that there are orders stricter than others, but I felt that it was forced.
The acting is overall pretty decent, but I cannot say that I was astonished by it. I was definitely excepting more from Margaret Qualley, considering her successful career in recent years, but I was disappointed. There are a lot of cringey scenes, that I could not bare. At some point it seemed almost like a parody. I am aware that there are a lot of scenes that are very demanding in terms of acting, but unfortunately most of actresses did not deliver. Honestly, it is not a bad film, but considering the slow pace rhythm and its two hours length, they could come up with something better for sure.
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- Mar 14, 2021
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- Also known as
- Genç Rahibeler
- Filming locations
- Scarritt Bennett Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA(The convent of the Order of the Sisters of Blessed Rose)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $580,346
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,724
- Oct 29, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $580,346