
Novitiate
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
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About Novitiate
- Directors
- Maggie Betts
- Cast
- Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, Lisa Stewart, Morgan Saylor
- Genres
- Drama
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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