The Monk (2011)

Original title

Le Moine

Directed by

Dominik Moll

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

16

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A respected monk in 17th century Spain begins to succumb to temptation and corruption. His moral decay leads to a series of dark events that unravel his life.

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What happens

The Monk (French: Le Moine) is a 2011 thriller drama film directed by Dominik Moll. It is an adaptation of Matthew Lewis's 1796 gothic novel of the same name, and chronicles the story and downfall of a Capucin Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), a well-respected monk in Spain. An international co-production between France and Spain, it was partially shot in the barri vell of the city of Girona in Catalonia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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