Movie
Novitiate
Overview
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-10-27
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Maven Screen Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Margaret Qualley as Sister Cathleen
- Melissa Leo as Reverend Mother
- Julianne Nicholson as Nora Harris
- Dianna Agron as Sister Mary Grace
- Lisa Stewart as Sister Genevieve
- Morgan Saylor as Sister Evelyn
- Liana Liberato as Sister Emily
- Rebecca Dayan as Sister Emanuel
- Eline Powell as Sister Candace
- Chelsea Lopez as Sister Charlotte
- Maddie Hasson as Sister Sissy
- Denis O'Hare as Archbishop
Crew
- Margaret Betts - Director
- Margaret Betts - Writer
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