Summaries

A young woman forced into nun-hood by her corrupt father teams up with an army of Muslims to destroy the convent and kill those who wronged her.

Italy 1400: A convent of nuns are invaded by the Tarantula Sect on their annual pilgrimage. The cultists defile the place of worship, orgying in the chapel and desecrating the altar. One nun decides she can't take the religious oppression any longer and flees the convent upset that all the leaders are male.—<[email protected]>

In 1400, in Puglia, Southern Italy, the nobleman father of Flavia beheads her lover and locks her away in a seaside convent. Flavia questions the submissive treatment of women and is submitted to the repressive Catholic system in the convent. When Flavia has the chance, she flees from the convent with her Jewish friend Abraham. However, they are captured by her father and Flavia is whipped and Abraham is imprisoned in the dungeons. d—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • rape
  • male full frontal nudity
  • nunsploitation
  • female empowerment
Genres
  • Horror
  • Drama
Release date Jun 19, 1979
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Italy France
Language Italian
Filming locations Santa Maria di Colonna, Trani, Bari, Apulia, Italy
Production companies Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) Cinéphonic R.O.C.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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