The Convent

2018

1h 26m

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5.4/10

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During the 17th century, a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within.

Directors

Paul Hyett

Writers

Paul Hyett(writer by)

Conal Palmer(writer by)

Gregory Blair(story by)

Stars

Michael Ironside

Hannah Arterton

Clare Higgins

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The Magistrate

Persephone

Reverend Mother

Alice Langley

Sister Lucilla

William Carpenter

Sister Margaret

The Diabolical

Jeremiah

Agnes

Sister Elizabeth

Sister Anna Frances

Guinevere

Farmer

Constable

Sister Lillith

Catherine

Ellis

Directors

Paul Hyett

Writers

Paul Hyett(writer by)

Conal Palmer(writer by)

Gregory Blair(story by)

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As I started to watch "The Convent", I initially thought: oh here we go again, a period piece (I tend to hate those) and probably another really bad religious Horror movie. And not even ten minutes in, I loved every minute of it. My eyes were glued to the screen. The atmosphere totally carried me away. The acting was phenomenal, the direction by Paul Hyett as well. The score was on point, the costumes looked good. But most important were the effects to me. Sure, there was obviously CGI involved and to some of you this might just look silly. But I totally dug that look. The glowing eyes made this so cool, that I really can't say anything bad about this entire film. And if you are familiar with my reviews you know, that I often not tend to go very hard on movies, but immediately point out everything I disliked without holding back. I had an absolute blast with "The Convent" from start to finish. This is the kind of movie "The Nun" should have been!!! I see that the overall rating for this film is quite low. And maybe it is just me that this film spoke to some very personal beat inside me, but why should I follow the masses anyway? I never did. I dislike tons of classics, favor many remakes and never gave a damn if my taste in movies is weird or not. Really, check this film out, it absolutely deserves attention.

Key-Si26 Aug, 2019