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Benedetta

Benedetta

I don't know God's ways, but he works his will through me.

20216.62h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Judith C. Brown, Pascal Bonitzer, Paul Verhoeven
Produced by Jérôme Seydoux, Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt
Box OfficeBudget: $24.4MRevenue: $2.7M

Top Cast

Virginie Efira

Virginie Efira

Sister Benedetta Carlini

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Sister Felicita

Daphné Patakia

Daphné Patakia

Bartolomea

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Nuncio

Olivier Rabourdin

Olivier Rabourdin

Alfonso Cecchi

Louise Chevillotte

Louise Chevillotte

Sister Christina

Hervé Pierre

Hervé Pierre

Paolo Ricordati

Clotilde Courau

Clotilde Courau

Midea Carlini

David Clavel

David Clavel

Giuliano Carlini

Guilaine Londez

Guilaine Londez

Sister Jacopa

Themes & Keywords

suicidebased on novel or booknunitalybased on true storytriallesbian relationshiptorturemother superiorlgbtconvent (nunnery)plaguenunsploitation17th centuryflagellationpeep holelesbian nunvisionsprovocative

About Benedetta

Benedetta is a history, drama, romance film released in 2021 exploring themes of suicide, based on novel or book, nun, italy, based on true story, trial. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, it stars Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia. 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.

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