: Mathilde discovers that several nuns in a Benedictine convent are pregnant after being repeatedly raped by Soviet Red Army soldiers during the "liberation" of Poland.
: Set in December 1945, the story follows a young doctor named Mathilde (a fictionalized Pauliac) who is approached by a nun for medical help. The Innocents (2016)
: The film is inspired by the real-life diaries of Madeleine Pauliac , a French Red Cross doctor stationed in Poland between 1945 and 1946. : Mathilde discovers that several nuns in a
: Starring Lou de Laâge as Mathilde, alongside prominent Polish actors Agata Kulesza and Agata Buzek . : Starring Lou de Laâge as Mathilde, alongside
: Shot by Caroline Champetier, the film is noted for its austere, "portrait-like" visual style that reflects the bleak winter landscape and the isolation of the convent. Critical Themes