A Polish-French movie set in WWII Poland in 1945, tells a story of a young French nurse who ends up helping some pregnant nuns in a closeby church.
The movie beautifully explores PTSD, doing what is right despite your believes, questioning your faith and everything you have lived by your entire life.
The
nun's lives are changed forever by the French nurse Mathilde, who
takes greats risks to travel between her French Red Cross mission and
the church, while avoiding invading Russian soldiers.
The movie may be jarring and uncomfortable to some, but this was based on a true story. Of how a lone young woman protected a group of vulnerable nuns from relieving their nightmares for the umpteenth time.
The ending is bittersweet but satisfying, thanks to Mathilde's bravery and excellent presence of mind.
A truly woman-positive movie that we all deserved.
Acting was natural, emotions were delivered calmly yet remained powerful in their impact. The quiet resilience theme of this movie is what got to me the most, being a non-dramatic person myself.
Highly recommended. Does not portray women as simpering ninnies, but women who are broken by their repeated nightmares yet still finding the strength to live.
Director Anne Fontaine carved the delivery of this movie sensitively, with a lot empathy and projected kindness for women who's live revolve around suffering alone.
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