Style: Horror
Director: Michael Mohan
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte
Working Time: 89 minutes
Synopsis: In a prologue, a nun makes an attempt to flee a convent in Italy, however is thwarted. In the primary story, Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney) relocates from Detroit to Italy and joins a convent managed by Father Tedeschi (Alvaro Morte), the place dying aged nuns are cared for of their closing days. Though a number of the different nuns are unwelcoming, Cecilia befriends Sister Gwen and integrates inside the strict surroundings. After experiencing disturbing goals and a few horrifying nighttime experiences, Cecilia feels sick, and receives stunning information.
What Works Nicely: The forgotten-by-time setting of an remoted and candlelit convent (constructed on catacombs) creates an efficient setting for a narrative of domination, experimentation, and evil hiding behind charity. The robust undercurrent of males utilizing faith to regulate girls’s our bodies options impactful leap scares, and Sydney Sweeney rides a variety of feelings from the thrill of a newcomer to outright survival horror, her efficiency constructing to an outstanding climax.
What Does Not Work As Nicely: Loads of time is consumed by Cecilia wandering the hallways at nighttime, responding to issues that go bump within the evening. Different characters deserved extra time to clarify their motivations, strategies, or predicaments.
Key Quote:
Sister Cecilia: Wait, so you do not even imagine in God?
Sister Gwen: After all I do. Life is so merciless. Solely a person may be accountable.
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