Benedetta
DramaHistoryRomance
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.
VIBE
This film is a potent, visually lush exploration of forbidden passion and spiritual ecstasy, set against a backdrop of rigid religious doctrine. It's a daring, often shocking, and deeply sensual experience that challenges conventional notions of faith and desire.
provocativesensualsacrilegiousintensedaringtransgressivesteadynunsploitationhistorical dramaEuropean arthousevisually opulentcontroversial cinemaforbidden desirefaith and doubtpower dynamicsreligious hypocrisyfemale agency
suicidebased on novel or booknunitalybased on true storytriallesbian relationshiptorturemother superiorlgbtconvent (nunnery)plaguenunsploitation17th centuryflagellationpeep holevisionsprovocative
