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Spanning over a decade from the early 1950s through to the mid-60s, NOVITIATE is about a young girl's first initiation with love, in this case with God. Raised by a non-religious, single mother in rural Tennessee, a scholarship to Catholic school soon finds Cathleen drawn into the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship and servitude of God.
With the dawn of the Vatican II era, radical changes in the Church are threatening the course of nuns’ lives. As she progresses from the postulant to the novitiate stage of training, she finds her faith repeatedly confronted and challenged by the harsh, often inhumane realities of being a servant of God. Cathleen finds herself struggling with issues of faith, sexuality, and recent changes in life of the Church.
Original Release
10/27/2017
US Release
10/27/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Melissa Leo | Reverend Mother |
Lisa Stewart | Sister Genevieve |
Alyssa Brindley | Sister Kate |
Chelsea Lopez | Sister Charlotte |
Liana Liberato | Sister Emily |
Eline Powell | Sister Candace |
Margaret Qualley | Sister Cathleen |
Morgan Saylor | Sister Evelyn |
Rebecca Dayan | Sister Emanuel |
Hannah Renèe Jackson | Sister Anne |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Melissa Leo | Reverend Mother |
Lisa Stewart | Sister Genevieve |
Alyssa Brindley | Sister Kate |
Chelsea Lopez | Sister Charlotte |
Liana Liberato | Sister Emily |
Eline Powell | Sister Candace |
Margaret Qualley | Sister Cathleen |
Morgan Saylor | Sister Evelyn |
Rebecca Dayan | Sister Emanuel |
Hannah Renèe Jackson | Sister Anne |
Marco St. John | Father Luca |
Julianne Nicholson | Nora Harris |
Eliza Stella Mason | Cathleen Age 7 / Cathleen, 7 Years Old |
Bill Shick | Local Priest |
Danny Vinson | Rob - Church Usher / Rob, Church Usher |
Chris Zylka | Chuck Harris |
Angela Fox | Sister Gloria |
Neva Howell | Sister Eleanor |
Sasha Mason | Cathleen Age 12 / Cathleen, 12 Years Old |
Peggy Walton-Walker | Nun Teacher |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Maggie Betts | Executive Producer |
Jessica Betts | Executive Producer |
Jenny Halper | Producer |
Paul A. Levin | Producer |
Carole Peterman | Producer |
Celine Rattray | Producer |
Trudie Styler | Producer |