The Innocents

The Innocents

  • Director: Anne Fontaine
  • Writer: Sabrina B. Karine,Alice Vial,Anne Fontaine
  • Countries of origin: France, Poland
  • Language: French, Polish, Russian
  • Release date: February 10, 2016
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Agnus Dei
  • "Agnus Dei" is a drama film directed by Anne Sibertin-Blanc and starring Lou de Laâge , Agata Buzek , Agata Kulesza , Vincent Macaigne and others.
    The film tells the story of a female physician, Mathilde Beaulieu, who helps the nuns of the convent to survive and keep their secrets   .

    Details

    • Release date February 10, 2016
    • Filming locations Orneta, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
    • Production companies Mandarin Films, Aeroplan Film, France 2 Cinéma

    Box office

    Budget

    €6,400,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,065,665

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $30,896

    Gross worldwide

    $7,400,324

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jannie 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      The government is sloppy, but the people are innocent

      Just finished watching "Ape Action" and then "The Innocents", the same World War II theme, the same abandoned by the alliance, just from a historical point of view, Poland is self-inflicted, first after World War I divided the German territory, and then afraid Germany liquidated, taking the lead in withdrawing from France, Czechoslovakia and its own allies. Afterwards, in order to make a vote, he even sent troops to Czechoslovakia, hugging German thighs for a while, and British and French...

    • By Newell 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      Who can save oneself, is it God or man

      The Polish monastery was broken into by the Soviet Red Army, and the nun was raped by the soldiers and became pregnant. In order to preserve the reputation of the monastery and the nuns, they did not dare to seek help from the outside world, let alone report it to the authorities. Finally, someone mustered up the courage to secretly invite a French female doctor, and things took a turn for the better.

      At the beginning of the film is the scene of the nuns singing hymns, and they also...

    • By Tavares 2022-04-21 09:03:53

      The Innocents: Uncoverable Love and Darkness

      (Written by Zhi Ning on November 5, 2016)

      Some people say that the film "Les Innocentes" by the female director Anne Fontaine is suspected of beautifying the French. Those who put forward this point of view are probably sensitive , this film does not actually put forward many views that are imposed on the audience, and it is difficult to say that the female Red Cross doctor who rescued innocent nuns is French and is glorifying.
      At the beginning of the film, it was written that it...

    • By Melissa 2022-04-21 09:03:53

      The ordeal of the innocent

      n The nuns who were sexually assaulted by the Soviet Red Army were innocent throughout. When sympathizing with them, what can be done but sympathy? Faced with the dual pressure of faith and personal spirituality, the nun had no way out. The most difficult time, when the nun is giving birth, is it giving birth? Still not born? Can nuns have children? Not being born is two lives. There is no room or even room for choice. The magic is the intervention of a third party - the doctor is to save...

    • By Cindy 2022-04-21 09:03:53

      The whole theater is crying

      Different from the cruel fairy tale with a beautiful title, the director uses seasons to suggest emotional tones, and shows the complex symbiosis of weakness and goodness through the eyes of women. The tenacious and intelligent volunteer doctor, the pure and flawless nun, and the obscene and powerful soldier, the three identities interpret the contradictions of that special era; and when the dean abandoned the baby in the mist and white snow, I felt the struggle between divinity and humanity....

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    • By Lionel 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      Shadow 20116: What about the indictment of the mob? Hiding in church and accusing God of doubting God? The child is innocent, why don't you save the...

    • By Giles 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      The plot is slow and patient, but it is fascinating. The abbot and the dean deny new life because of their belief in God. This is another kind of cruelty. The feeling of sympathy between the female doctor and the nun is moving. Finally, the 5-year war is over. At the same time, it is also maintaining a pure land, but after this incident, I am not afraid of the next catastrophe. I believe that the nuns can survive the war safely. The damage is often immeasurable because there are always some...

    • By Eloisa 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      I can't tell which is more evil than the Soviet Red Army who raped women and the dean who abandoned the baby in the snow. What you've been believing and holding on to your whole life could be...

    • By Sigurd 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      The texture is very...

    • By Noelia 2022-04-22 07:02:00

      Everything is so bland that it's hard to leave a lasting impression after watching it. Zofia's suicide was supposed to make the waves turbulent, but the fish spit it out....

    Evaluation action

    Agnus Dei, a film based on historical events, is a gripping story about the nature of faith and how war can break the divide between the sacred and the mundane. Most of the film's scenes are set in a convent, where the nuns' prayers are pure and moving, in stark contrast to the ugliness of the outside world. In addition to the fate of the nuns, the film explores some compelling moral issues, including the nature of faith, the competing...
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    Movie quotes

    • Maria: However much I pray, I cannot find any consolation. Every day, I relive what happened. Every day. I still smell the stench of them. They came back three times. Each time, they... They should have killed us. It's a miracle they didn't.

    • Maria: You know, faith. At first, We're like a child that his father holds by his hand, who feels safe. A moment comes and I think he always comes where the father will let you go. We're lost, alone in the dark. We call, nobody answers. We're getting ready, we're surprised. We're hit in the heart. That's the cross. Behind all joy, there is the cross.

    • Maria: Dear Mathilde, the dark clouds have been hunted. We have here the sun in the sky. And you are in our hearts. Other wars may come. Other dangers threaten us, it will soon be difficult to write to us. But whatever our fate is, I feel ready to face it. I know, even if it makes you laugh, God sent you. Let him accompany you through the trials and that joy never misses you. Yours, Maria.