Movie: The Portuguese Nun

Top 10 Billed Cast

Leonor Baldaque
Leonor Baldaque

Julie de Hauranne

Ana Moreira
Ana Moreira

Irma Joana

Adrien Michaux
Adrien Michaux

Martin Dautand

Beatriz Batarda
Beatriz Batarda

Madelena

Diogo Dória
Diogo Dória

D. Henrique Cunha

Carloto Cotta
Carloto Cotta

D. Sebastiao

Francisco Mozos
Francisco Mozos

Vasco

Eugène Green
Eugène Green

Denis Verde

Manuel Mozos
Manuel Mozos

Receptionista

Márcia Breia
Márcia Breia

Sacristá

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    A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.

  • Release Date

    2009-08-09

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