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Benedetta

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

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.

2h 11m2021NRTMDb 6.6

HistoryDramaRomance

French

Crew and Cast

Paul VerhoevenPaul VerhoevenDirectorVirginie EfiraVirginie EfiraSister Benedetta CarliniCharlotte RamplingCharlotte RamplingSister FelicitaDaphné PatakiaDaphné PatakiaBartolomeaLambert WilsonLambert WilsonNuncioOlivier RabourdinOlivier RabourdinAlfonso CecchiLouise ChevillotteLouise ChevillotteSister ChristinaHervé PierreHervé PierrePaolo RicordatiClotilde CourauClotilde CourauMidea CarliniDavid ClavelDavid ClavelGiuliano CarliniGuilaine LondezGuilaine LondezSister JacopaGaëlle JeantetGaëlle JeantetSister PetraJustine BacheletJustine BacheletSister JulianaLauriane RiquetLauriane RiquetSister RoasannaEléna PlonkaEléna PlonkaYoung BenedettaHéloïse BrescHéloïse BrescChristina enfantJonathan CouziniéJonathan CouziniéJésus-ChristVinciane MillereauVinciane MillereauDoctor
Jérôme ChappatteSecretary
Ewan RibardExecutionerNicolas BéguinotNicolas BéguinotWriterSatya DusaugeySatya DusaugeyMercenary DragonNicolas GasparNicolas GasparCaptain of the MercenariesBenjamin PenemariaBenjamin PenemariaCaptain of SoldiersAntoine LelandaisAntoine LelandaisLieutenantFrédéric SauzayFrédéric SauzayShepherdSophie BreyerSophie BreyerNoviceCélia KaciCélia KaciYoung NoviceAlexia ChardardAlexia ChardardSister GiuliaSébastien ChabaneSébastien ChabanePasserbyBoris GillotBoris GillotMerchant

Storyline

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.

  • SBS Productions
  • Topkapi Films
  • Pathé
  • France 2 Cinéma
  • France 3 Cinéma
  • Belga Productions

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Info

Status
Released
Released
9 July 2021
Runtime
2h 11m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (1,218 votes)

Production

Director
Paul Verhoeven
Writers
Paul Verhoeven, David Birke
Studios
SBS Productions, Topkapi Films, Pathé
Countries
Belgium, France, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget
$24.4M
Revenue
$2.7M
Profit
$21.7M loss
Return
0.1×

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French, Latin