Novitiate
Summary: Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
Runtime: 2 h 03 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 580,346
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