Review: ‘The Innocents’ is a Poignant Drama About Faith, Doubt
The nuns in “The Innocents” are going through a crisis of faith. Based on true events and set during post-World War II Poland, “The Innocents” is about Mathilde (Lou de Laâge) a nurse from the French Red Cross who comes to the aid of several pregnant Benedictine nuns. Traumatized by the brutality of the Soviet soldiers and fearful for the recently established anti-Catholic government, she helps the grief stricken nuns medically and emotionally. There is a cultural conflict among Mathilde and the covenant since she doesn’t acknowledge faith. She grew up in an agnostic household. However, she is able to put her beliefs to side in order to achieve the greater good of caring for the nuns. The sister’s struggle with the concept of “God’s Will” with complex characters navigating a tough reality.
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