Benedetta

2021 · 131 min · FR · NR · 6.6 (1,219 votes)

Dir. Paul Verhoeven · Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Chevillotte · Music Anne Dudley

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

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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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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.

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