sp lo itation ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁D omen ico ▁Pa ole lla . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 . ▁A ▁woman , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁promised ▁at ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁powerful ▁family ' s ▁son , ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁another ▁man . ▁She ▁ref uses ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁him , ▁and ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁n unn ery ▁by ▁her ▁shock ed ▁parents . ▁Once ▁there , ▁she ▁first ▁under go es ▁de grad ation ▁to ▁acc limat ize ▁her ▁to ▁convent ▁life , ▁and ▁experiences ▁r amp ant ▁les bian ism ▁among ▁the ▁repr essed ▁n uns . ▁She ▁becomes ▁pre gn ant ▁by ▁her ▁lo ver . ▁Finally , ▁her ▁ref us al ▁to ▁acc ede ▁to ▁one ▁nun ' s ▁las c iv ious ▁les bian ▁adv ances ▁leads ▁to ▁plot ting ▁and ▁tre ach ery , ▁and ▁her ▁lo ver ▁is ▁murder ed ▁out ▁of ▁je alous y . ▁Her ▁life ▁now ▁ru ined , ▁she ▁further ▁sc andal ises ▁her ▁family ▁by ▁ref using ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁v ows , ▁and ▁leaves ▁the ▁convent , ▁dev oting ▁her ▁existence ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁need . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Catherine ▁Sp a ak : ▁Sister ▁Elisabeth ▁▁ ▁Ele on ora ▁Giorg i : ▁Car m ela ▁Sim oni , ▁then ▁Sister ▁Ag nes ▁▁ ▁Su zy ▁K end all : ▁Mother ▁Super ior ▁▁ ▁Mart ine ▁Bro ch ard : ▁Sister ▁Lu cia ▁▁ ▁T ino ▁Car r aro : ▁Mar quis