Movie
The Innocents
Overview
Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancy. Mathilde becomes their only hope.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-02-10
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films, SCOPE Pictures, France 2, Aeroplan Film, NC+, Mandarin Cinéma
- Country
- Belgium, France, Poland
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Lou de Laâge as Mathilde Beaulieu
- Agata Buzek as Nun Maria
- Agata Kulesza as Mother Superior
- Vincent Macaigne as Samuel
- Joanna Kulig as Nun Irena
- Eliza Rycembel as Teresa
- Katarzyna Dąbrowska as Nun Anna
- Anna Próchniak as Zofia
- Helena Sujecka as Ludwika
- Mira Maludzińska as Bibiana
- Dorota Kuduk as Nun Wanda
- Klara Bielawka as Joanna
Crew
- Anne Fontaine - Director
- Alice Vial - Screenplay
- Sabrina B. Karine - Screenplay
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