Plot
A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
Cast
as Sister Benedetta Carlini
as Sister Felicita
as Bartolomea
as Nuncio
as Alfonso Cecchi
as Sister Christina
as Paolo Ricordati
as Midea Carlini
as Giuliano Carlini
as Sister Jacopa
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Reviews
After living in a nunnery in Pescia since her youth, "Benedetta" (Virginie Efira) has visions that lead her to believe that she is speaking directly to Jesus. A somewhat sceptical Mother Superior (Charlotte Rampling) and her fellow nun "Christina" (Louise Cevillotte) have doubts, but those are not shared by an all-too-willing clergy and soon the young woman is the new Abbess. Simultaneously, the …