2017

2h 3m

6.4(179 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.

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77 members

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Margaret Qualley

Sister Cathleen

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Melissa Leo

Reverend Mother

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Julianne Nicholson

Nora Harris

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Dianna Agron

Sister Mary Grace

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Lisa Stewart

Sister Genevieve

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Morgan Saylor

Sister Evelyn

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Liana Liberato

Sister Emily

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Rebecca Dayan

Sister Emanuel

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Eline Powell

Sister Candace

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Chelsea Lopez

Sister Charlotte

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Maddie Hasson

Sister Sissy

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Denis O'Hare

Archbishop

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Chris Zylka

Chuck Harris

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Alyssa Brindley

Sister Kate

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Hannah Renèe Jackson

Sister Anne

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Marco St. John

Father Luca

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Eliza Stella Mason

Cathleen, 7 Years Old

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Bill Shick

Local Priest

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Danny Vinson

Rob, Church Usher

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Angela Fox

Sister Gloria

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Neva Howell

Sister Eleanor

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Sasha Mason

Cathleen, 12 Years Old

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Peggy Walton-Walker

Nun Teacher

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Ashley Bell

Sister Margaret

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Rosemary Brown

Miss Williams

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Gabe Beutel-Gunn

Nora's Boyfriend

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Marshall Chapman

Sister Louisa

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Lacy Hartselle

Sister Theresa (uncredited)

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Kamryn Boyd

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Adele Marie Pomerenke

Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)

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Darla Pelton-Perez

Parent (uncredited)

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Cecilia Wyle

Professed Nun (uncredited)

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Joseph Wilson

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Anna Swiney

Blessed Sorrow's Student (uncredited)

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Sydney Hoover

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Kalista Dwyer

Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)

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Julia Leigh

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Laurie Pallotta

Professed Nun (uncredited)

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Kaitlyn Williams

Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)

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Melissa Nyenhuis

Wedding attendee (uncredited)

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Rachel Mae Moore

Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)

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Jeromy Nichols

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Abram Knott

Alter Boy (uncredited)

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Gabriela Contaldo

Nun (uncredited)

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Nettie Kraft

Friend of Noras' (uncredited)

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Juliana Dougherty

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Sydney Harris

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Jordan Price

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Kirk H. Andersen

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Ashley Hargrove

Cathleen Sister Nun (uncredited)

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Monty Powers

Parent of Nun (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Wilkerson

Church Goer (uncredited)

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Courtney Cook

2nd Year Novice Nun 1 (uncredited)

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Kerry Graul

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Jenny Revord

Professed Nun (uncredited)

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Bryan Fields

Church Goer (uncredited)

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David Alan Spodeck

Sister Evelyn's father (uncredited)

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Kurstan Buck

Student (uncredited)

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Tallie Fausnaught

Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)

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Robert Happy Allen

Church Dad (uncredited)

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Shelton Tison

Altar Boy (uncredited)

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Carter Stewart

Cathleen's Son (uncredited)

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Kadence Riggs

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Valeigh Rhiannon Alford

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

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Kylie Knott

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Abby Harkins

Professed Nun (uncredited)

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Jasmin Maya Larsen

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Stephanie Heuer

Sister Evelyn's Mom (uncredited)

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Debbie Swierk

Blessed Sorrows Nun (uncredited)

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Tonya Webb

Parent / Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Shelby Johnson

2nd Year Novice 2 (uncredited)

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Emma Barberi

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Shayna-Raye Funderburk

Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)

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Emma Grace Peper

Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)

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Victoria Bradford

Novice Nun (uncredited)

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Phillip Trammel

Novitiate Parent (uncredited)

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Kerry Graul

Church Attendee

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