Novitiate
Dramasexual identitynunreligious educationvatican (holy see)confessioncoming of agemother superiormonasteryroman catholic churchwoman directorfaith testedabuse
A deeply introspective coming-of-age drama about a young woman's spiritual and sexual awakening within the rigid constraints of convent life during a period of religious upheaval.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Margaret Qualley
Sister Cathleen
Melissa Leo
Reverend Mother
Julianne Nicholson
Nora Harris
Dianna Agron
Sister Mary Grace
Lisa Stewart
Sister Genevieve
Morgan Saylor
Sister Evelyn
Liana Liberato
Sister Emily
Rebecca Dayan
Sister Emanuel
Eline Powell
Sister Candace
Chelsea Lopez
Sister Charlotte
Maddie Hasson
Sister Sissy
Denis O'Hare
Archbishop
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