Benedetta

Benedetta

131 mins | Drama, Romance, History | July 9, 2021

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.

Benedetta

131 mins | Drama, Romance, History | July 9, 2021

Benedetta
A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Pathé!, SBS Productions, Topkapi Films, Belga Productions
Original title Benedetta
Directors Paul Verhoeven
Writers Judith C. Brown, David Birke, Pascal Bonitzer, Paul Verhoeven

Cast

Virginie Efira

as Sœur Benedetta Carlini

Charlotte Rampling

as Soeur Felicita, l'abbesse

Daphné Patakia

as Bartolomea

Lambert Wilson

as Alfonso, le Nonce-messager

Olivier Rabourdin

as Alfonso Cecchi

Louise Chevillotte

as Sœur Christina

Hervé Pierre

as Paolo Ricordati

Clotilde Courau

as Midea Carlini, la mère de Benedetta

David Clavel

as Giuliano Carlini, le père de Benedetta

Guilaine Londez

as Soeur Jacopa

Justine Bachelet

as Sœur Juliana

Lauriane Riquet

as Sœur Roasanna

Eléna Plonka

as Benedetta enfant

Héloïse Bresc

as Christina enfant

Jonathan Couzinié

as Jésus-Christ

Vinciane Millereau

as La doctoresse

Jérôme Chappatte

as Le secrétaire

Ewan Ribard

as Le bourreau

Nicolas Béguinot

as Le scribe

Satya Dusaugey

as Le mercenaire Dragon

Nicolas Gaspar

as Le capitaine des mercenaires

Benjamin Penemaria

as Le capitaine des soldats

Antoine Lelandais

as Le lieutenant

Frédéric Sauzay

as Le Berger

Sophie Breyer

as La novice

Célia Kaci

as La jeune novice

Alexia Chardard

as Sœur Giulia

Sébastien Chabane

as Un badaud

Boris Gillot

as Le marchand

Léa Lopez

as L'adolescente de Pescia n°1

Olga Milshtein

as L'adolescente de Pescia n°2

Pascal Le Corre

as Un flagellant

Raphaël Potier

as Une victime de la peste

Philippe Saunier

as Un habitant de Pescia

Fabrice Cals

as Un habitant de la ville

Quentin D'Hainaut

as Un villageois

Gaëlle Jeantet

as Soeur Petra