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Novitiate

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Original title

Novitiate

Year

2017

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Maggie Betts

Screenwriter

Maggie Betts

Cast

Music

Christopher Stark

Cinematography

Kat Westergaard

Producer

Maven Pictures, Novitiate Productions. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

Genre

Drama | 1960s. Religion. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Set in the mid-60s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality. Raised by a non-religious, single mother in rural Tennessee, a scholarship to Catholic school soon finds 17-year-old Cathleen drawn into the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship and servitude of God.

Awards: 2017: Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize for Breakout Director

2017: Gotham Awards: Nominated for Best New Director & Audience Award

2017: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo)

2017: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Supp. Actress (Metcalf)

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Novitiate

2017

Maggie Betts

6.2

(608)