Benedetta (2021) movie poster

Benedetta (2021)

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

131 minHistoryDramaRomance

TMDb6.6/101,179 votes

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.

Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Cast

Virginie Efira as Sister Benedetta Carlini

Virginie Efira

Sister Benedetta Carlini

Charlotte Rampling as Sister Felicita

Charlotte Rampling

Sister Felicita

Daphné Patakia as Bartolomea

Daphné Patakia

Bartolomea

Lambert Wilson as Nuncio

Lambert Wilson

Nuncio

Olivier Rabourdin as Alfonso Cecchi

Olivier Rabourdin

Alfonso Cecchi

Louise Chevillotte as Sister Christina

Louise Chevillotte

Sister Christina

Hervé Pierre as Paolo Ricordati

Hervé Pierre

Paolo Ricordati

Clotilde Courau as Midea Carlini

Clotilde Courau

Midea Carlini

David Clavel as Giuliano Carlini

David Clavel

Giuliano Carlini

Guilaine Londez as Sister Jacopa

Guilaine Londez

Sister Jacopa

Gaëlle Jeantet as Sister Petra

Gaëlle Jeantet

Sister Petra

Justine Bachelet as Sister Juliana

Justine Bachelet

Sister Juliana

Lauriane Riquet as Sister Roasanna

Lauriane Riquet

Sister Roasanna

Eléna Plonka as Young Benedetta

Eléna Plonka

Young Benedetta

Keywords

Plot:suicidebased on novel or booknunbased on true storytriallesbian relationshiptorturemother superiorlgbtplaguenunsploitationflagellationpeep holelesbian nunvisionsprovocative

Time:17th century

Place:italyconvent (nunnery)