Benedetta
2021 · Movie · NR · 131 min · ★ 6.6 · 80% critics
In a 17th-century convent, a young nun’s intense religious visions elevate her status and draw powerful attention from the Church. As she forms a forbidden relationship with a newcomer, faith, desire, and suspicion collide, putting the convent and its leaders under mounting pressure.
Based on Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-07-09
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,160 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a provocative, faith-versus-desire drama with intense power struggles and explicit sexuality, similar in edge to Elle; Not for you if you prefer light romance or avoid religious controversy.
Pros: bold story; strong performances; striking period detail | Cons: explicit sexual content; slow-burn pacing; unsettling religious themes
Themes
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- nun
- italy
- based on true story
- trial
- lesbian relationship
- torture
- mother superior
- lgbt
- convent (nunnery)
- plague
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Virginie Efira
as Sister Benedetta Carlini
Charlotte Rampling
as Sister Felicita
Daphné Patakia
as Bartolomea
Lambert Wilson
as Nuncio
Olivier Rabourdin
as Alfonso Cecchi
Louise Chevillotte
as Sister Christina
Hervé Pierre
as Paolo Ricordati
Clotilde Courau
as Midea Carlini
David Clavel
as Giuliano Carlini
Guilaine Londez
as Sister Jacopa
Directed by Paul Verhoeven