Immaculate (2024)
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A young nun invited to a picturesque Italian convent discovers the terrifying secrets it harbors.
The story
After surviving a near-fatal accident, young novice Sister Cecilia is convinced God saved her for a purpose. She accepts an invitation from Father Sal Tedeschi to join a convent in Italy that cares for dying nuns. Upon arriving at the picturesque location, Cecilia begins to notice unsettling oddities, including strange physical marks on the elder nuns and a mysterious relic in the chapel. As she settles into her new life, she begins to experience haunting nightmares of hooded figures and discovers she is pregnant despite her status as a virgin, leading her to question the true nature of the convent's mission.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Sister Cecilia, a novice who survived a near-death experience, joins a convent in Italy. She soon discovers the convent is hiding dark secrets. She notices physical abnormalities in other nuns and learns she is miraculously pregnant. When her request for medical attention is denied, she discovers the truth: Father Tedeschi, a former geneticist, used a 'Holy Nail' relic to impregnate nuns to create a messiah. After a series of violent events, including the death of Sister Isabelle and the mutilation of Sister Gwen, Cecilia attempts to escape. She eventually faces Tedeschi in the catacombs. After a violent struggle where she stabs him with the Holy Nail, she escapes and gives birth to a baby that makes animalistic noises, which she ultimately kills with a rock.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 89
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Mohan
- Writers
- Andrew Lobel · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sydney Sweeney · Sister Cecilia; Álvaro Morte · Father Sal Tedeschi; Benedetta Porcaroli · Sister Gwen; Dora Romano · Mother Superior; Giorgio Colangeli · Cardinal Franco Merola; Simona Tabasco · Sister Mary; Giulia Heathfield Di Renzi · Sister Isabelle; Giampiero Judica · Doctor Gallo; Giuseppe Lo Piccolo · Deacon Enzo
- Genres
- horror; psychological horror; gothic horror; pregnancy films; religious horror
- Themes
- genetic modification; childbirth; abortion; infanticide; female bodily autonomy
- Tone and mood
- scare-fest; nunsploitation
- Premise and plot tags
- religious institution; forced birth; Italian setting
- Reception
- The film received mostly positive reviews and was described as a 'scare-fest' with a 'plucky heroine' and 'irreverent hot-button twist'.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 57 · scale: 100 · review count: 39; CinemaScore · score: C · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 52% · scale: percentage
- Production trivia
- The script originally featured a cast of high school girls, not nuns.; The film was developed as early as 2014.
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