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Novitiate

Novitiate

2017•2h 3m•6.4/10
Drama

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6.4/10(182)

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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Production

Maven Screen Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Sister Cathleen

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Reverend Mother

Julianne Nicholson

Julianne Nicholson

Nora Harris

Dianna Agron

Dianna Agron

Sister Mary Grace

Lisa Stewart

Lisa Stewart

Sister Genevieve

Morgan Saylor

Morgan Saylor

Sister Evelyn

Liana Liberato

Liana Liberato

Sister Emily

Rebecca Dayan

Rebecca Dayan

Sister Emanuel

Eline Powell

Eline Powell

Sister Candace

Chelsea Lopez

Chelsea Lopez

Sister Charlotte

Maddie Hasson

Maddie Hasson

Sister Sissy

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Archbishop

Chris Zylka

Chris Zylka

Chuck Harris

Alyssa Brindley

Sister Kate

Hannah Renèe Jackson

Sister Anne

Marco St. John

Marco St. John

Father Luca

Eliza Stella Mason

Cathleen, 7 Years Old

Bill Shick

Local Priest

Danny Vinson

Danny Vinson

Rob, Church Usher

Angela Fox

Sister Gloria

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