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Benedetta

Benedetta

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Benedetta

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

2021

2h 11m

6.6(1181 votes)

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Drama

Romance

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.

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Production Companies

SBS Productions

Topkapi Films

Pathé

France 2 Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

Belga Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Written by: Paul Verhoeven
David Birke
Produced by: Jérôme Seydoux
Saïd Ben Saïd

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