Novitiate (2017)
Overview
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $580,346.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.835 |
Directed By
Margaret Betts
Crew
Carole Peterman
Sig De Miguel
Margaret Betts
Jessica Betts
Gia Grosso
Margaret Betts
Stephen Vincent
Vanessa Porter
John Sanders
Kat Westergaard
Susan E. Morse
Arvo Pärt
Celine Rattray
Trudie Styler
Roland Betts
Christopher Star
Tyler Bradley Walker
Margaret Betts
Kelly R. Tenney
Jenny Halper
Scott Johnson
Mac Cushing
Justin Sulham
Will Scott
Kyle Bryant
Erin Naifeh
Benjamin Prosser
Armanda Costanza
Skyler Proctor
Alexandrew Mironescu
Mark Sudbury
Rachel Betlinski
Brent Montgomery
Tony Y. Reyes
Shawn Stone
Andy Allmendinger
Nick Price
Andrew Seibert
Hannah Schmidt
Steven Young
Douglas Butcher
Devyn Betancourt
Felicia Chunn
Scotty Wright
Willie Blanchard
Michael Williamson
Justin Mickelson
Brandon Heaven
Kim Petrosky
Mark Levine
Michelob Fedusenko
Zac Blackwell
Megan Bowsaw
Jill Ledbetter
Mia Flanagan
David Hale
Les Gibson
James Wallace
Sandra Kraft
Danny Brazen
Natalie Ashker
Andrew Roxby
Adam Davenport
Paul A. Levin
Lauren Carnes
Tina Kerr
Maxx Shores
Dee Butler
David Mellow
Tracy Facelli
Tiffany Murray
Merissa Ide Costanza
Billy Green
Jake Alvarez
Joe Crowley
Brent Bailey
Amanda Steeley
Kevin Hooper
Luciano Vignola
Eric Earl Aycock
Caryn Frankenfield
Zoey Zimbicki
Lorelai Hibbard
Michael Fernandes
Beka Wilson
Vincent Butera, Jr.
Gary Rabasca
Lucius Patenaude
Linda Briggs
Sandy Jo Johnston
Chris Walsh
John Seppala
Alex Gordon
Duane Williamson
Holly Chapman
Todd Cantrell
Heidi Evora Santiago
Martin Czembor
Allen Lau
Charles Leighton
Victoria Penzes
Sabrina Davenport
Mike Bagford
David Tanksley
Patrick DeVine
Jesse Speer
Sally Swisher
Michealle Vanderpool
Joanna Fang
Maggie Caudill
Christopher Kenneally
Alexandra Sedlak
Megan Weiss
Briana Kay Stodden
Dave Gullberg
Andy Boyles
Mike Russell
Tricia Holmes
David McElfresh
Derek Cameron
Brit Doyle
Stephanie Adams
Micah Steele
Luciano Vignola
Dave Flynch
Matthew Perry
Steve Grider
Terrah Trimble
Chris Blalock
Ruy García
Min Hwa Jung
Shanna Shrum
Jonathan Fraser
Justin Walker
Ann Gray
Ryan Collison
John Rabasca
Jonathan Simms
Leslie Bloome
Brandon Moses
Kyler Wilson
Nick Seaman
Andrew Francis
Joe May
Chris Healer
TOP CAST
Margaret Qualley
Sister Cathleen
Melissa Leo
Reverend Mother
Julianne Nicholson
Nora Harris
Dianna Agron
Sister Mary Grace
Lisa Stewart
Sister Genevieve
Morgan Saylor
Sister Evelyn
Liana Liberato
Sister Emily
Rebecca Dayan
Sister Emanuel
Eline Powell
Sister Candace
Chelsea Lopez
Sister Charlotte
Maddie Hasson
Sister Sissy
Denis O'Hare
Archbishop
Chris Zylka
Chuck Harris
Alyssa Brindley
Sister Kate
Hannah Renèe Jackson
Sister Anne
Marco St. John
Father Luca
Eliza Stella Mason
Cathleen, 7 Years Old
Bill Shick
Local Priest
Danny Vinson
Rob, Church Usher
Angela Fox
Sister Gloria
Neva Howell
Sister Eleanor
Sasha Mason
Cathleen, 12 Years Old
Peggy Walton-Walker
Nun Teacher
Ashley Bell
Sister Margaret
Rosemary Brown
Miss Williams
Gabe Beutel-Gunn
Nora's Boyfriend
Marshall Chapman
Sister Louisa
Lacy Hartselle
Sister Theresa (uncredited)
Kamryn Boyd
Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)
Adele Marie Pomerenke
Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)
Darla Pelton-Perez
Parent (uncredited)
Cecilia Wyle
Professed Nun (uncredited)
Joseph Wilson
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Anna Swiney
Blessed Sorrow's Student (uncredited)
Sydney Hoover
Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)
Kalista Dwyer
Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)
Julia Leigh
Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)
Laurie Pallotta
Professed Nun (uncredited)
Kaitlyn Williams
Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)
Melissa Nyenhuis
Wedding attendee (uncredited)
Rachel Mae Moore
Cathleen's Sister (uncredited)
Jeromy Nichols
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Abram Knott
Alter Boy (uncredited)
Gabriela Contaldo
Nun (uncredited)
Nettie Kraft
Friend of Noras' (uncredited)
Juliana Dougherty
Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)
Sydney Harris
Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)
Jordan Price
Blessed Sorrows Student (uncredited)
Kirk H. Andersen
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Ashley Hargrove
Cathleen Sister Nun (uncredited)
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