Overview
Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.
Cast
- Gemma Arterton as Sister Clodagh
- Alessandro Nivola as Mr. Dean
- Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth
- Diana Rigg as Mother Dorothea
- Jim Broadbent as Father Roberts
- Rosie Cavaliero as Sister Briony
- Karen Bryson as Sister Philippa
- Patsy Ferran as Sister Blanche
- Nila Aalia as Angu Ayah
- Kulvinder Ghir as General Toda Rai