Convent of Sinners

Aug 9, 1986

1h 28m

★ 5.3

Overview

Convent of Sinners is the story of Susanna, a young girl who is raped by her own father and sent to a convent for her sins, where she falls in love with a priest. The other nuns, however, are jealous and angry, they want Susanna for themselves, and accuse her of being possessed by the Devil.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

Filmirage

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Cast

Maria Susanna Simonin

Eva Grimaldi

Sister Teresa

Karin Well

Don Morel

Gabriele Gori

Sister Ursula

Jessica Moore

Monsignore Hébert

Martin Philips

Monsignore

Gabriele Tinti

Mother Superior

Aldina Martano

Katalin Murany

Maria Pia Parisi

Beba Balteano

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