Virginie Efira
Sister Benedetta Carlini
Charlotte Rampling
Sister Felicita
Daphné Patakia
Bartolomea
Lambert Wilson
Nuncio
Olivier Rabourdin
Alfonso Cecchi
Louise Chevillotte
Sister Christina
Hervé Pierre
Paolo Ricordati
Clotilde Courau
Midea Carlini
David Clavel
Giuliano Carlini
Guilaine Londez
Sister Jacopa
Gaëlle Jeantet
Sister Petra
Justine Bachelet
Sister Juliana
Lauriane Riquet
Sister Roasanna
Eléna Plonka
Young Benedetta
Héloïse Bresc
Christina enfant
Jonathan Couzinié
Jésus-Christ
Vinciane Millereau
Doctor
Jérôme Chappatte
Secretary
Ewan Ribard
Executioner
Nicolas Béguinot
Writer
Satya Dusaugey
Mercenary Dragon
Nicolas Gaspar
Captain of the Mercenaries
Benjamin Penemaria
Captain of Soldiers
Antoine Lelandais
Lieutenant
Frédéric Sauzay
Shepherd
Sophie Breyer
Novice
Célia Kaci
Young Novice
Alexia Chardard
Sister Giulia
Sébastien Chabane
Passerby
Boris Gillot
Merchant
Léa Lopez
Teenager from Pescia #1
Olga Milshtein
Teenager from Pescia #2
Pascal Le Corre
FlagellantRaphaël Potier
Plague Victim
Fabrice Cals
City Resident
Quentin D'Hainaut
Villager (uncredited)
Released
fr
$24,350,000.00
$2,652,725.00
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Reviews
After living in a nunnery in Pescia since her youth, "Benedetta" (Virginie Efira) has visions that lead her to believe that she is speaking directly to Jesus. A somewhat sceptical Mother Superior (Charlotte Rampling) and her fellow nun "Christina" (Louise Cevillotte) have doubts, but those are not shared by an all-too-willing clergy and soon the young woman is the new Abbess. Simultaneously, the n