Ants' Nest
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The head of the nunnery is dying, and the members are divided in two groups as the election of the new head approaches. Led by Virginia, the younger nuns stand up for changing the strict religious dogmas and would like a modern school with genuine science, a bathroom to be built, and a freer spirit. Their candidate is sister Magdolna, who went to secular universities, too. The seminarists, led by Király Erzsi, also rebel against the older nuns' strict discipline and the depressed atmosphere of the institution. However, Magdolna does not want to stay involved in the fight because she is deterred by Virginia's sinful attraction towards her and the tools Virginia is using to gain victory at any price.
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Cast
36 people
Éva Vass
Magdolna
Also in
Red Ink
Rákóczi's Lieutenant
Éva Pap
Gregoria
Also in
Sinbad
Hungarians
György Illés
Zoltán Fábri
Known for
The Witness
Mari Törőcsik
Virginia
Known for
Music Box
Sunshine
Ferencné Szécsényi
Endre Illés
Margit Makay
Leona
Also in
A Very Moral Night
25 Fireman's Street
Margit Kaffka
Judit Schäffer
Noémi Apor
Simonia
Known for
The Fifth Seal
Márta Fónay
Kunigunda
Also in
The Tóth Family
That Lovely Green Grass
Zoltán Fábri Director · Endre Illés Writer Margit Kaffka Author
First release October 21, 1971 · Produced in Hungary · Production MAFILM Stúdió 1
Production
Mafilm
Production
MAFILM Stúdió 1
Production
Hungary
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Original title
Hangyaboly
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · October 21, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
January 19, 1973
Italy
January 1, 1974
Poland
June 1, 1973
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