Novitiate (2017)
Directed by Margaret Betts / Maggie Betts
Genres - Drama, Historical Film, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Religious Drama |
Release Date - Oct 27, 2017 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 123 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jack Rodgers
A young woman named Cathleen (Margaret Qualley) decides to become a nun in 1950s Tennessee. As her training progresses, however, her faith is tested by the convent's Mother Superior (Melissa Leo), who is horrified by the Catholic Church's modernization as a result of the Vatican II reforms of the early '60s. Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, and Morgan Saylor co-star. Written and directed by Margaret Betts.
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church, convent, crisis-of-conscience, faith, modernization, sexuality, vow