German Language with English Subtitles.
1975. A young nurse in a new position for an eccentric elderly aristocrat discovers they are bound by a shared longing, and as she becomes entangled in the Baroness’s secret SS past, she finds herself caught within a sinister realm of “völkisch” occultism.
Sumptuously shot with authentic period detail Marie Wolfszahn’s unique delve into witchcraft and folk horror is a sensual, atmospheric, phantasmagorical take on delusional ideologies and pagan esotericism with a remarkable central performance from Isabella Händler. At once vintage and modern, beautiful and bewitching, MOTHER SUPERIOR weaves its spell, a powerful and affecting debut feature with prescient themes, and style to burn.
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HorrorPT1H41MUnclassified MA15+