Watch Behind the Veil: Nuns Online

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Behind the Veil: Nuns

Behind the Veil: Nuns Online

  • Genres: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 19/09/1984
  • Duration : 2 hours 11 minutes
  • Director: Margaret Wescott
  • Production: Studio D (NFB), ONF | NFB
  • Country: Canada

Overview:

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one million nuns outnumber priests two to one, they must struggle to be heard by the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy from which they are excluded. Behind the Veil: Nuns is the first film ever to record from a global perspective the turbulent history and remarkable achievements of women in religion, from pre-Christian Celtic communities to the radical sisters of the 1980s. Contemporary nuns of strength, dignity and commitment speak of their lives and of their predecessors.

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