History ·Drama ·Romance · Belgium · 2021 · 2h 11m

Benedetta

Benedetta poster
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Cast
Virginie Efira as Sister Benedetta Carlini Charlotte Rampling as Sister Felicita Daphné Patakia as Bartolomea Lambert Wilson as Nuncio Olivier Rabourdin as Alfonso Cecchi Louise Chevillotte as Sister Christina
Crew
Jeanne Lapoirie — Director of Photography Job ter Burg — Editor Anne Dudley — Original Music Composer Paul Verhoeven — Screenplay David Birke — Screenplay Jérôme Seydoux — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Benedetta — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Paul Verhoeven Director Jeanne Lapoirie Director of Photography Job ter Burg Editor Anne Dudley Original Music Composer Paul Verhoeven Screenplay David Birke Screenplay Jérôme Seydoux Producer Saïd Ben Saïd Producer Michel Merkt Producer Katia Wyszkop Production Design Pierre-Jean Larroque Costume Design
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