The Nun

Director: Guillaume Nicloux

Cast: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck, Françoise Lebrun, Agathe Bonitzer, Alice de Lencquesaing

The young Suzanne Simonin is forced by her parents to become a nun. She learns that as an illegitimate child she is supposed to atone for her mother’s sin. Her abbess treats her nicely but when she dies Suzanne considers breaking her vows.