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Flavia the Heretic (1974)

Flavia the Heretic poster
Original title
Flavia, la monaca musulmana
Directed by
Gianfranco Mingozzi
Genre
drama film, nunsploitation
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman becomes a nun in medieval Italy. She suffers abuse and oppression in the convent. She then rebels against the church and joins Muslim invaders.

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What happens

Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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