Hadewijch

France 2012, 105 mins
Director: Bruno Dumont

Synopsis

The strength of one woman's faith takes her to strange and dangerous places in this drama from acclaimed French filmmaker Dumont (FLANDERS).

Céline (Sokolowski) is a 20-year-old student of theology whose passion for Christianity is so unnervingly single-minded that her Mother Superior asks her to leave the convent and go out into the world.

As Céline strives to find herself in a society that seems to have lost its moral compass, she meets Nassir (Sarafidis), a firmly committed Muslim, and in him she finds a kindred spirit. Despite the differences in their faiths, their belief is equally powerful, and they share the view that they live in a world that has cut itself off from God.

When Nassir makes a pilgrimage to the Middle East, Céline joins him, leading her into a strange maze of violence and fear.