The Innocents

2016

PG-13

1h 55m

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7.1/10

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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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Anne Fontaine

Writers

Anne Fontaine(adaptation by)

Alice Vial(screenplay by)

Sabrina B. Karine(screenplay by)

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Lou de Laâge

Agata Buzek

Agata Kulesza

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Mathilde Beaulieu

Nun Maria

Mother Superior

Samuel

Nun Irena

Teresa

Nun Anna

Zofia

Ludwika

Bibiana

Nun Wanda

Joanna

Colonel Poix

Gaspard

Wladek

Zofia's Aunt

Russian Corporal

Russian Officer

Directors

Anne Fontaine

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Anne Fontaine(adaptation by)

Alice Vial(screenplay by)

Sabrina B. Karine(screenplay by)

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7/10

**_When the soldiers of the Red Army are just as bad as the German occupiers_** Seven months after the end of the European theater of WW2, a nun from a convent in Poland seeks the aid of a French Red Cross worker, who’s helping French survivors of the concentration camps (Lou de Laâge). It turns out that some Russian soldiers paid a barbaric visit to the convent when they were taking over the territory months earlier. “The Innocents” (2016) is based on the true story of Madeleine Pauliac when she was working as a doctor in Poland, renamed Mathilde Beaulieu for the movie (Lou). It has a similar milieu to “Black Narcissus” and “Agnes of God,” except that it’s rooted in a real-life account. It’s not as good the former IMHO, but it’s superior to the later. You could call this a WW2 drama and it works as a realistic period piece. I’m glad the scriptwriters added the relationship of the Hebrew doctor with the protagonist, which works up both historical and human interest amidst the glum proceedings. Lou de Laâge is one of the highlights. She’s a pleasure to behold and her lips are exquisite. The film runs 1 hour, 55 minutes, and was shot in northeastern Poland at Morag, Krosno and Orneta. GRADE: B

Wuchak12 Sep, 2024