Novitiate

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Synopsis

Drama. Just as Vatican II makes significant changes to the Catholic Church, a young woman (Margaret Qualley) begins training to be a nun.

Content elements

• Infrequent, sometimes aggressive use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and profanity
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons violence in a self-harm context - no blood, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, little detail
• Infrequent breast and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context

Thematic elements

• Faith, devotion, and identity
• Adapting to change
• Love and sacrifice

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, and some mature subject matter

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