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The Portuguese Nun

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A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2009-08-09

Runtime: 127 mins

Director: Eugène Green

Writer: Eugène Green

Spoken language: Français, Português

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Portuguese Nun

Production Companies: MACT Productions, O Som e a Fúria

Production Countries: France, Portugal

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