Movie: Magnificat

Top 10 Billed Cast

Karin Viard
Karin Viard

Charlotte

François Berléand
François Berléand

Monseigneur Mével

Maxime Bergeron
Maxime Bergeron

Thomas

Patrick Catalifo
Patrick Catalifo

L'auxiliaire

Nicolas Cazalé
Nicolas Cazalé

Jérémy

Anaïde Rozam
Anaïde Rozam

Anne

Patrick d'Assumçao
Patrick d'Assumçao

Dr. Grammel

Benoît Allemane
Benoît Allemane

Père Lataste

Stéphanie Michelini
Stéphanie Michelini

Mathilde

Negrita
Negrita

Gloria

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    When an elderly priest died, the people in charge of his diocese discovered that it was a woman. Without anyone suspecting it, she had been practicing her vocation for years. Dismayed, the bishop decided to launch an investigation and asked the chancellor of the diocese to find out how, why and with what complicity such a deception was possible.

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    2023-06-21

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