Benedetta
“I don't know God's ways, but he works his will through me.”
A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
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Cast
39 people
Virginie Efira
Sister Benedetta Carlini
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Charlotte Rampling
Sister Felicita
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Daphné Patakia
Bartolomea
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Lambert Wilson
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Catwoman
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Olivier Rabourdin
Alfonso Cecchi
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Taken
Rosemary's Baby
Louise Chevillotte
Sister Christina
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My Sole Desire
Synonyms
Hervé Pierre
Paolo Ricordati
Known for
Lupin
An Officer and a Spy
Clotilde Courau
Midea Carlini
Known for
La Vie en Rose
Babysitting
David Clavel
Giuliano Carlini
Known for
Consent
Moka
Guilaine Londez
Sister Jacopa
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Jean-Philippe
Lie with Me
Gaëlle Jeantet
Sister Petra
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9 Month Stretch
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Justine Bachelet
Sister Juliana
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Paul Verhoeven Director · David Birke Screenplay Judith C. Brown Author
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $24M · United States release December 3, 2021
Box office
Budget
$24,350,000
Worldwide gross
$2,652,725
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
SBS Productions
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Topkapi Films
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Pathé
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Belga Productions
Production
Belgium · France · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Latin
Release dates
Switzerland · July 9, 2021
Theatrical · French
France · July 9, 2021
Theatrical
United States · December 3, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · December 21, 2021
Digital
United States
September 26, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
June 14, 2022 · Physical
Australia
February 10, 2022 · Theatrical
March 2, 2022 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
Belgium
September 8, 2021 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 11, 2021 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 13, 2022 · Theatrical
February 24, 2022 · Digital
France
July 9, 2021 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
November 8, 2021 · Digital
November 17, 2021 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
March 1, 2022 · TV · Canal+
August 17, 2025 · TV · France 2
May 27, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
May 27, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
December 2, 2021 · Theatrical
February 24, 2022 · Physical
Greece
November 18, 2021 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 15, 2022 · Theatrical
July 1, 2022 · Digital · MUBI
Italy
November 30, 2022 · Premiere · Longtake Interactive Film Festival 2022
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
June 14, 2023 · Physical
Japan
February 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 14, 2021 · Theatrical
Poland
January 7, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 25, 2021
Russia
March 7, 2022 · Digital
South Korea
October 9, 2021 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 1, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
October 1, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 2, 2021 · Theatrical · German
December 3, 2021 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 29, 2021 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 1, 2022 · Digital · MUBI
Ukraine
October 7, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
April 15, 2022 · Theatrical
July 1, 2022 · Digital · MUBI
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