Mother Joan of the Angels

Mother Joan of the Angels

Maybe the trouble is not demons, but the absence of angels.

1961 · 106 min · ★ 7.6 · Drama, Horror

A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.

Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz · Written by Tadeusz Konwicki

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