
The Monastery
Documentary
Overview
For the first time, cloistered sisters agree to be filmed for one year in all aspects of their lives. The nuns of Berthierville, the only Francophone community of Dominican nuns in North America for nearly a century, engage in a rare and unique documentary in which exceptional testimonies and archives intermingle.
Top Cast
Rita Major
Rita Major
Self
Rita Major
Self
Thérèse Dufresne
Thérèse Dufresne
Self
Thérèse Dufresne
Self
Claire Magnan
Claire Magnan
Self
Claire Magnan
Self
Mariette Lussier
Mariette Lussier
Self
Mariette Lussier
Self
Marie-Thérèse Miville Deschênes
Marie-Thérèse Miville Deschênes
Self
Marie-Thérèse Miville Deschênes
Self
Marthe Gaucher
Marthe Gaucher
Self
Marthe Gaucher
Self
Micheline Turcotte
Micheline Turcotte
Self
Micheline Turcotte
Self
Julie Lasnier
Julie Lasnier
Self
Julie Lasnier
Self
Marie du Sacré-Cœur
Marie du Sacré-Cœur
Self
Marie du Sacré-Cœur
Self
Diane Gaudet
Diane Gaudet
Self
Diane Gaudet
Self
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