Novitiate (2017)

Directed by

Maggie Betts

Genre

drama film, nunsploitation, LGBTQ-related film, lesbian-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 189 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman enters a convent in the 1960s to train as a nun. She begins to question her faith as she confronts her own desires and the strict authority of the Mother Superior.

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What happens

Novitiate is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Maggie Betts in her feature directorial debut. Starring Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Morgan Saylor, Dianna Agron, Julianne Nicholson, Liana Liberato, Denis O'Hare, and Maddie Hasson, the film follows a young woman (Qualley) who starts to question her faith as she trains to become a nun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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