Benedetta [In-Person Only]
This event took place Jan 21 - Jan 23, 2022
$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
⚠️ Public safety notice ⚠️
NWFF patrons will be required to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. To be admitted, patrons ages 5+ will also be required to present EITHER proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative result from a COVID-19 test administered within the last 48 hours by an official testing facility. Boosters are strongly recommended, though not required for entry.
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⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
This film contains several explicitly sexual scenes, self-inflicted violence, physical torture, suicide, and scenes alluding to or depicting violent rape. For more specific warnings, visit here.
Paul Verhoeven
France, Belgium & Netherlands
2021
2h 11m
About
Based on a true story, a 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta’s shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
(Paul Verhoeven, France, Belgium & Netherlands, 2021, 131 min, in French & Latin with English subtitles)
Image credit for all stills: Paul Verhoeven’s ‘BENEDETTA.’ Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films Release. More detailed image credits are available here.
“A vintage Verhoeven brew [of] violence, sex, and religious hypocrisy” – The Hollywood Reporter
