Benedetta
"I don't know God's ways, but he works his will through me."
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Benedetta
"I don't know God's ways, but he works his will through me."
In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
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Virginie Efira
Sister Benedetta Carlini
Charlotte Rampling
Sister Felicita
Daphné Patakia
Bartolomea
Lambert Wilson
Nuncio
Olivier Rabourdin
Alfonso Cecchi
Louise Chevillotte
Sister Christina
Hervé Pierre
Paolo Ricordati
Clotilde Courau
Midea Carlini
David Clavel
Giuliano Carlini
Guilaine Londez
Sister Jacopa
Gaëlle Jeantet
Sister Petra
Justine Bachelet
Sister Juliana