Movie

Killer Nun

1979 · 89 min

A sleazy, unsettling descent into madness and addiction, with a grim atmosphere and shocking violence.

Tagline: From the Secret Files of the Vatican!
Overview: A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, while presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Sister Gertrude is the head nurse/nun in a general hospital, whose increasingly psychotic behavior endangers the staff and patients around her.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, addiction, guilt, faith
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
addiction
guilt
faith
betrayal
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong