Novitiate


Synopsis

Spanning over a decade from the early 1950s through to the mid-60s, NOVITIATE is about a young girl's first experience with love. In this case, her first love is God. Raised by a vehemently non-religious, single mother in rural Tennessee, a scholarship to Catholic school soon finds Cathleen drawn into all the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship and servitude of God. With the dawn of the Vatican II era, radical changes in the Church are threating the course of nuns’ lives. Cathleen finds herself struggling with issues of faith, sexuality, and the changing administration. As she progresses from the postulant to the novitiate stage of training, she finds her faith repeatedly confronted and challenged by the harsh, often inhumane realities of being a servant of God.

Theatrical Release Date

Friday, November 03, 2017
Original Languages: English
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 123 min.
Year: 2017

Credits

CAST
Melissa Leo
Margaret Qualley
Morgan Saylor
Dianna Agron
Julianne Nicholson
Denis O'Hare
DIRECTED BY
Margaret Betts

Trailer


PHOTOS

NOVITIATE. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Julianne Nicholson as Nora Harris. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Melissa Leo as Reverend Mother. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
NOVITIATE director Margaret Betts. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Margaret Qualley as Sister Cathleen. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Margaret Qualley as Sister Cathleen. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Melissa Leo as Reverend Mother. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Melissa Leo as Reverend Mother. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Margaret Qualley as Sister Cathleen. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.