Behind Convent Walls

Behind Convent Walls

Directed by Walerian Borowczyk

Produced by Lisa Film, TRUST INTERNATIONAL FILMS

197895 min5.0 / 10

A provocative exploitation drama that uses the scandal of hidden desires within a convent setting to explore transgression and hypocrisy.

On the surface the women at the convent are your average nuns. However, what they get up to in their spare time is far from what you'd expect from nuns.

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  • Does Behind Convent Walls end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Behind Convent Walls scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Behind Convent Walls easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Behind Convent Walls violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Behind Convent Walls sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

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