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Diary of an African Nun (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 16 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Julie Dash
- Starring
- Barbara Young, Ron Flagge, Barbara O. Jones, Sherry Madden, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr.
Africa’s quiet convent holds a nun tormented by fear and doubt over the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience she has taken. Each night her suffering deepens as she lies on a hard mattress in her small cell, hearing the distant, hypnotic rhythm of her village drums calling her back to home.
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