Encrucijada para una monja (1967)

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94 min - Drama - March 1970 (USA)

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During an uprising in the Belgian Congo, a convent of nuns are besieged and the Reverend Mother is killed and Sister Maria is raped... See full summary »

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	Rosanna Schiaffino	...	Sister Maria
	John Richardson	...	Dr. Pierre Lemmon
	Mara Cruz	...	Lisa
	Ángel Picazo	...	Fr. Raymond
	Paloma Valdés	...	Sister Blanche
	Lili Muráti	...	Mother Claire
	Lex Monson	...	Nangu
	Margot Cottens	...	Madeleine
	Andrés Mejuto	...	Michel
	Wilhem P. Elie	...	Isaku
	Claudia Gravy	...	Yvonne
	Lorenzo Terzon	...	Jean
	María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara	...	Mother Superior
	Antonio Pica	...	Officer
	Alicia Altabella	...	Sister Genevieve

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During an uprising in the Belgian Congo, a convent of nuns are besieged and the Reverend Mother is killed and Sister Maria is raped. Returning to Belgium, Sister Maria finds out to her horror that she is pregnant. Rejected by her family and her sister, she is told by the Vatican that she is supposed to either give the baby to the church and still be a nun or keep the baby and leave the order. This film follows her decision. Written by Christopher

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