Novitiate

[Machine Translation] It is a closed and forbidden garden. The beautiful brides of Christ awaken their desires. The biggest incident in the Catholic Church awakens the dangerous desires of beautiful brides! Pure white eroticism is brought to life by promising young actresses who still have a freshness about them! Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. From the executive producers of "As Alice Was" comes a portrayal of a moment in time when girls are swaying. --Kathleen, a 12-year-old girl, enrolls in a Catholic school because it offers a scholarship. She gradually falls in love with God and enters a convent at the age of 17 to become a sister, the bride of Christ. In this place, cut off from the outside world, girls who aspired to become sisters repeated the same actions to the sound of bells every day. After six months, when only the best remain, Mother Clare, the strict abbess, gathers the girls once a week in a closed room.... And behind the scenes, the biggest case of the Catholic Church, in which 90,000 sisters are said to have renounced their faith, is approaching....

Special Feature / Bonus Track: alternate ending, interview, unreleased scenes, trailer

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そこは閉ざされた禁断の園。美しきキリストの花嫁たちの欲望が目覚める―。カトリック教会最大の事件が引き起こした、美しき乙女たちの危険な欲望の目覚め! 初々しさ残る期待の若手女優たちに、純白のエロティシズムが宿る! サンダンス映画祭 審査員特別賞受賞。『アリスのままで』製作総指揮陣が、少女たちの揺れる刹那を描き出す。――12歳のキャスリーンは、奨学金が出ることを理由にカトリック系の学校に入学。次第に神への恋心を抱くようになった彼女は、キリストの花嫁であるシスターを目指し、17歳で修道院に入る。外界から遮断されたこの場所では、シスターを志す少女たちが毎日鐘の音に合わせて同じ行動を繰り返していた。そして、優秀な者だけが残る半年を境に、厳格な修道院長マザー・クレアは週に一度少女たちを閉ざされた一室に集め出し・・・。さらにその背後には、後に9万人のシスターが信仰を捨てたと言われる、カトリック教会最大の事件が近づきつつあった・・・。

特典(約55分): もう1つのエンディング、キャストと監督のインタビュー、未公開シーン(7種)、オリジナル予告編