Description
Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.
Top Cast
Gemma Arterton
Sister Clodagh
Alessandro Nivola
Mr. Dean
Aisling Franciosi
Sister Ruth
Diana Rigg
Mother Dorothea
Jim Broadbent
Father Roberts
Rosie Cavaliero
Sister Briony
Karen Bryson
Sister Philippa
Patsy Ferran
Sister Blanche
KEYWORDS:
himalaya mountain range
nun
based on novel or book
forbidden love
convent (nunnery)
1930s