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  The Monk (Le moine)

Madrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of a monastery, Ambrosio has been brought up by the Capucin Friars. After becoming a friar himself, he becomes an unrivaled preacher whose sermons draw crowds and earn him the admiration of all. Admired for his extreme rigor and absolute virtue, Ambrosio is certain he is safe from any temptation. But Satan has not said his final word...

101 Minutes

Matthew Lewis (novel)
Dominik Moll (screenplay) (adaptation) (dialogue)

Dominik Moll

Vincent Cassel....Capucin Ambrosio
Déborah François....Valerio
Joséphine Japy....Antonia
Sergi López....Le débauché
Catherine Mouchet....Elvire
Jordi Dauder....Père Miguel
Geraldine Chaplin....L'abbesse
Roxane Duran....Soeur Agnès
Frédéric Noaille....Lorenzo
Javivi....Frère Andrés (as Javivi Gil Valle)
Martine Vandeville....Leonella
Pierre-Félix Gravière....Frère Iago
Serge Feuillard....Le tuteur
Ernst Umhauer....Le novice
Jean-Francois Vendroux....L'homme au bébé (as Jean-François Vendroux)

Contains sexualised nudity and brief bloody images

Genres

Suspense/Thriller

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