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Behind Convent Walls

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Producing House

A zealous, handsome priest, who is the confessor for a convent full of women, encourages the equally zealous abbess of the institution to enforce strict rules on these unfortunate women. At the same time, a particularly disturbed nun manages to poison herself and many of the other novitiates in yet another scandal which is covered up by church authorities.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1978-01-25

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Walerian Borowczyk

Writer: Walerian Borowczyk, Marcello Lizzani, Giuseppe Vezzani

Spoken language: Italiano

Genres: Drama

Original title: Behind Convent Walls

Production Companies: Lisa Film, TRUST INTERNATIONAL FILMS

Production Countries: Italy

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