The Innocents (2016) - IMDb
The Innocents: Directed by Anne Fontaine. With Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne. 1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant.
'The Innocents' tells a story of trauma, grace
Jun 30, 2016 · Soon Mathilde finds out from Sister Maria (Agata Buzek) that when the Soviet army swept through Poland toward the end of the war, soldiers invaded the convent and spent three days raping and...
The 16 Best Nun Horror Movies, Ranked By Fans
Nov 1, 2024 · Set within the confines of a convent, Immaculate infuses its story with the creeping dread of supernatural occurrences. Nuns in this narrative are central figures, their holy vows intersecting with ominous forces to create an atmosphere thick with tension.
Review: In ‘The Innocents,’ Not Even Nuns Are Spared War Horrors
Jun 30, 2016 · Much of Anne Fontaine’s blistering film “The Innocents” is set within the walls of a Polish convent in December 1945, just after the end of World War II. What at first appears to be an...
The 18 Best Catholic Horror Movies, Ranked
Nov 1, 2024 · It's set in a convent, its main characters are a nun and a priest, its villain also at least appears as a nun. But it doesn't end there: the plot of the movie also takes inspirations from other bits of Catholic lore and history, including elements of the Knights Templar.
15 Best Horror Movies About Nuns - Screen Rant
Jul 9, 2024 · Horror movies about nuns play on the common fears and religious rituals many people experience throughout their lives, making them some of the best scary movies out there.
10 Best Horror Movies Set During Wartime, According to ... - Collider
Nov 24, 2023 · These are among the best horror movies that are set during war. Struggling to adjust to life after the Vietnam War, Jacob (Tim Robbins) becomes less and less connected to his own reality as he is...
Movie review | 'The Innocents': Powerful drama examines horror ...
Aug 31, 2016 · Set in the aftermath of World War II, the quietly powerful drama "The Innocents" shows women of faith working side by side with nonbelievers to bring light to a dark, horrifying world.
The Nun and Vatican II | Charlotte Allen - First Things
Oct 1, 2018 · T he Nun—director Corin Hardy’s horror movie set in 1952 in a remote, ultra-traditional Catholic convent in Romania—is a smash hit, grossing $294 million worldwide to date.
Review: In ‘The Innocents,’ Not Even Nuns Are Spared War Horrors
Jul 5, 2016 · Much of Anne Fontaine’s blistering film “The Innocents” is set within the walls of a Polish convent in December 1945, just after the end of World War II. What at first appears to be an austere, holy retreat from surrounding horrors is revealed to be a savagely violated sanctuary awash in fear, trauma and shame.