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Sister Apostate

Sister Apostate

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Sister Apostate

"A love story in an ungodly world"

2025

0h 15m

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A story set in 1910s Yorkshire. Sister Mary-Beaumont, a transgender nun, has her faith tested by a wild-spirited Postulate named Florence as a hidden romance blooms between the two

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5 featured cast members

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Jessie Leiper

Jessie Leiper

Sister Mary-Beaumont

Lily Oliver

Sister Florence

Sarah England

Sarah England

Reverend Mother Mary Bernadette

Marcia Thomas

Elderly Woman

Paige Stoddart

Clare

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Directed by: Ruby Holliday
Written by: Toby Milnes

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