Sacred Flesh

A stern and authoritative leader who presides over the convent and becomes a focal point of the nuns' confessions. Her role embodies the conflict between strict discipline and the emerging hysteria within the order. She witnesses and directs the unfolding revelations with a mix of duty and detachment.

An elder figure tied to tradition, overseeing spiritual discipline and the convent's rituals. Her presence evokes the weight of history within the walls and the mounting pressure of the present crisis. She interacts with both the living and spectral elements haunting the cloister.

The male religious authority summoned to quell the hysteria. He embodies patriarchal control and the handling of confessions, testing the balance between mercy and punishment. His interventions reveal the limits of power within the sacred fortress.

A nun who navigates the order's strict rules while participating in the convent's eroticized rituals. Her actions expose a restless curiosity and a willingness to push boundaries within the safety of community norms. Her perspective highlights the tension between faith and desire.

Portrayed as a controversial figure within the narrative, she embodies the clash between sanctity and sexuality. Mary Magdalene's presence triggers debates about sin, redemption, and the acceptability of desire within sacred spaces. Her role frames the text's exploration of spiritual fallibility.

Represents the internalized forces that police women's bodies and behavior in the convent. Her presence underscores how fear, guilt, and chastity shape actions and confessions. She acts as a corrosive memory that characters react against or succumb to.

A figure of external moral scrutiny who enters the convent’s drama to test the sisters' adherence to doctrine. His presence amplifies the stakes of confession and punishment. He embodies the prosecutorial side of religious power.

A participant in the ritualized sexual scenes, personifying the intersection of punishment and transcendence within the convent. Her role emphasizes the film's exploration of eroticism within sacred imagery. She embodies the provocative edge of the order’s ritual life.