The Nun - La Vocazione Del Male ◆

Released in 2018 as a cornerstone of , The Nun - La vocazione del male is a gothic supernatural horror film that explores the chilling origins of the demonic entity known as Valak. Directed by Corin Hardy and produced by genre veterans James Wan and Peter Safran, the film takes audiences to post-World War II Romania for a dark investigation into an unholy secret. Plot and Setting

Accompanied by a local villager known as Frenchie (), the pair uncovers an ancient evil lurking within the abbey's walls. They learn the site was originally a castle where a medieval duke summoned a demon through a rift, which was later sealed with a vial containing the Blood of Christ . However, bombings during WWII reopened this portal, allowing the malevolent spirit to return in the form of a demonic nun to mock the faith of the resident sisters. Core Themes and Atmosphere The Nun - La vocazione del male

The story is set in at the secluded Saint Cartha's monastery in Romania. Following the mysterious suicide of a young nun, the Vatican dispatches Father Burke ( Demián Bichir ), a priest with expertise in the occult, and Sister Irene ( Taissa Farmiga ), a clairvoyant novitiate yet to take her final vows, to investigate. Released in 2018 as a cornerstone of ,