The Innocents
“Deeply moving and emotionally layered.”
Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancy. Mathilde becomes their only hope.
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Lou de Laâge
Mathilde Beaulieu
Known for
Black Box
Coup de chance
Anne Fontaine
Réalisatrice
Known for
Tender Cousins
P.R.O.F.S.
Agata Buzek
Nun Maria
Known for
Hummingbird
High Life
Agata Kulesza
Mother Superior
Known for
Ida
Cold War
Vincent Macaigne
Samuel
Known for
C'est la vie!
Irma Vep
Joanna Kulig
Nun Irena
Known for
Cold War
Hanna
Eliza Rycembel
Teresa
Known for
Corpus Christi
Irena's Vow
Katarzyna Dąbrowska
Nun Anna
Also in
The Teacher
The Behaviorist
Anna Próchniak
Zofia
Known for
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Warsaw 44
Helena Sujecka
Ludwika
Known for
Signs
Hound's Hill
Mira Maludzińska
Bibiana
No other roles listed
Dorota Kuduk
Nun Wanda
Known for
Ida
Anne Fontaine Director · Alice Vial Screenplay Sabrina B. Karine Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $6.4M · United States release July 1, 2016
Box office
Budget
$6,400,000
Worldwide gross
$1,063,893
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Mars Films
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
France 2
Production
Aeroplan Film
Production
NC+
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Mandarin Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
A Plus Image 6
Production
Ciné+
Production
Cofinova 11
Production
Eurimages
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La Banque Postale Image 8
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Mandarin Films
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Sofica Manon 5
Production
Belgium · France · Poland
Produced in
Innocent · Agnus Dei
Working titles
Languages
Original title
Les Innocentes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Polish · Russian
Release dates
United States · January 26, 2016
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
France · February 10, 2016
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · July 27, 2016
Digital · Prime Video
United States
September 27, 2016 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Argentina
October 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Austria
June 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
July 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Chile
June 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 21, 2017 · Theatrical
Finland
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
France
February 9, 2016 · Premiere · Paris
July 21, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
June 3, 2016 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
January 13, 2021 · TV
Greece
May 11, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Indonesia
August 2, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
November 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
July 8, 2016 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
November 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
June 24, 2017 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français au Japon
August 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 9, 2016 · Premiere · International Women Film Festival "Šeršėliafam"
Mexico
April 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 17, 2016 · Theatrical
July 5, 2016 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
July 15, 2016 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
August 20, 2016 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
December 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
March 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 30, 2016 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
March 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
October 23, 2016 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
December 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 11, 2016 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
December 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 24, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2016 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Uruguay
April 6, 2017 · Theatrical
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