Cast includes Louise Bourgoin, Pauline Étienne, Martina Gedeck, Isabelle Huppert, and Francoise Lebrun. In 1763, Suzanne (played by Pauline Étienne) gets sent to a convent by her impoverished parents but does not want to take her vows, is ostracized by the nuns, and is sexually assaulted by one mother superior.
Director
Nicloux, Guillaume
Writer
Beaujour, Jérôme; Nicloux, Guillaume
Producer
Quainon, Benoît
Cinematographer
Cape, Yves
Editor
Lecorne, Guy
Production Team
Films du Worso, Belle Epoque Films, Versus Production, Gifted Films, and Film Movement
Genre
Feature Film Drama
Source
Based on the novel La Religieuse (The Nun) by Denis Diderot