The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959 · 149 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (157 votes)
Dir. Fred Zinnemann · Starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, Mildred Dunnock · Music Franz Waxman

From the very beginning, she was not like the others...

Drama

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

VIBE

A deeply spiritual and austere journey of a woman wrestling with her vows amidst profound personal and global upheaval. It's a quiet, intense examination of faith, duty, and the struggle for selfhood within a rigid structure.

somberdevotionalintrospectiveaustereslow-burnperiod dramareligious dramacharacter studyfaithsacrificedutyidentity
nursenunmissionarycongobelgiumsanitariumfemale protagonisthospitaltuberculosisconvent (nunnery)thinnessobedience
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