
Novitiate(2017)
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.


Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.

Vincent Lindon
Jacques Mayano

Galatea Bellugi
Anna

Patrick d'Assumçao
Father Borrodine

Anatole Taubman
Anton Meyer

Elina Löwensohn
Doctor De Villeneuve

Claude Lévèque
Father Gallois

Gérard Dessalles
Stéphane Mornay

Bruno Georis
Father Ezéradot

Candice Bouchet
Valérie

Natalia Dontcheva
Céline
The Apparition is a drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of vatican (holy see), southern france, pilgrimage, jordan, reporter, religious fundamentalism. Directed by Xavier Giannoli, it stars Vincent Lindon, Galatea Bellugi, Patrick d'Assumçao. Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.
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