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Benedetta

2021-07-09 · 131 min · ★ 6.6

History · Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Paul Verhoeven
Production companies
SBS Productions, Topkapi Films, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Belga Productions
Countries
Belgium, France, Netherlands
Status
Released
Budget
USD 24,350,000
Revenue
USD 2,652,725

Top Cast

Virginie EfiraVirginie EfiraSister Benedetta Carlini
Charlotte RamplingCharlotte RamplingSister Felicita
Daphné PatakiaDaphné PatakiaBartolomea
Lambert WilsonLambert WilsonNuncio
Olivier RabourdinOlivier RabourdinAlfonso Cecchi
Louise ChevillotteLouise ChevillotteSister Christina
Hervé PierreHervé PierrePaolo Ricordati
Clotilde CourauClotilde CourauMidea Carlini
David ClavelDavid ClavelGiuliano Carlini
Guilaine LondezGuilaine LondezSister Jacopa
Gaëlle JeantetGaëlle JeantetSister Petra
Justine BacheletJustine BacheletSister Juliana
Lauriane RiquetLauriane RiquetSister Roasanna
Eléna PlonkaEléna PlonkaYoung Benedetta
Héloïse BrescHéloïse BrescChristina enfant
Jonathan CouziniéJonathan CouziniéJésus-Christ
Vinciane MillereauVinciane MillereauDoctor
Jérôme ChappatteSecretary
Ewan RibardExecutioner
Nicolas BéguinotNicolas BéguinotWriter

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