St. Agatha (2018)

In the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in a convent.

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Andy Demetrio, Shaun Fletcher

Stars:

Sabrina Kern, Carolyn Hennesy, Courtney Halverson

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sabrina Kern	...	Mary / Agatha
Carolyn Hennesy	...	Mother Superior
Courtney Halverson	...	Catherine
Lindsay Seim	...	Doris
Hannah Fierman	...	Sarah
Trin Miller	...	Paula
Seth Michaels	...	Father Andrew
Justin Miles	...	Jimmy
Jayson Warner Smith	...	Mary's Father
Shaun Fletcher	...	Deputy Earl
Marsha Fee Berger	...	Sister Susan (as Marsha Berger)
Marilyn Light	...	Sister Olga
Candy Rachor	...	Sister Helen
Maximus Murrah	...	William
Marion Guyot	...	Mrs. Wright

Storyline

In the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in a convent. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a nightmare wherein silence is forced, ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of willpower Agatha has is tested as she learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls.

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Plot Keywords:

humiliation | torture | convent | pregnant | nun | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

St. Agatha was filmed in 20 days in Madison and Rutledge (GA).

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Goofs

Modern-style bills, including 5s and 20s, appear in the flashback poker scene.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
William: You killed me

User Reviews

Weak & Dull, with a Few Decent Moments

Darren Lynn Bousman has had some rough years as a director, yet his previous works, in my opinion, stand higher than this one.

"St. Agatha", as a horror, offers nothing new, original, amazing, extraordinary or even good. The writers responsible for the story and characters definitely do not deserve nor applause nor a subtle nod, maybe a little shaming. The story's fairly straight-forward, never builds up to anything unexpected, the suggested supernatural angle of the plot is not explored or explained much at all. The protagonist characters are traditionally dumb, the antagonist characters are sort of over-written, even annoying at some points. However, the acting did not bother me, given the variety of weakly written characters, the level of acting in "St. Agatha" is rather impressive.

Cinematography is decent, noticeably low-budget, but good enough to not annoy the eye of the viewer. There are a few decent, scattered scenes of violence & abuse - the short, more action-ey parts of the movie are at least average. All is accompanied by a soundtrack that's mostly noticeable only when the ominous, creepy choir voices join in. The pacing is pretty draggy, there's more lows than highs. If you don't have a strong principle of finishing whatever You've started watching, as I do, prepare for the risk of poor Agatha putting You to sleep.

"St. Agatha" is a painfully average, if not below, indie horror flick. Disappointing. My rating: 4/10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2019 (Canada)

Also Known As:

St. Agatha

Filming Locations:

Madison, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,468,454

Company Credits

Production Co:

Benacus Entertainment, Dragon Blood Holdings, St. Agatha

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1