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A Nun at the Crossroads
“Could she leave her world of peace... to return to the world of violence!”
7.0 / 10• 1967• 1h 37m•NR• Spanish
Drama
Storyline
During an uprising in the Belgian Congo, a convent of nuns are besieged and the Reverend Mother is killed and Sister Maria is raped. Returning to Belgium, Sister Maria finds out to her horror that she is pregnant. Rejected by her family and her sister, she is told by the Vatican that she is supposed to either give the baby to the church and still be a nun or keep the baby and leave the order. This film follows her decision.
Cast & Crew
Rosanna Schiaffino
Sister Maria
Lead
John Richardson
Dr. Pierre Lemmon
Mara Cruz
Lisa
Ángel Picazo
Fr. Raymond
Paloma Valdés
Sister Blanche
Margot Cottens
Madeleine
Andrés Mejuto
Michel
María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara
Mother Superior
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Julio Buchs's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Nun at the Crossroads is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
