Sister Death

Sister Death

Year: 2024

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Diego D´onofrio

Documentary

The film explores the intersection of ritual and daily life through Ariel, a priest responsible for delivering funeral responses in a Buenos Aires cemetery. It delves into the complexities of his role and the environment he inhabits, examining the emotional weight of his duties and the quiet moments of reflection within a place of mourning.

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Timeline & Setting – Sister Death (2024)

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Time period

1939; late 1940s; decades later (mid-20th century)

The story begins in 1939, during the end of the Spanish Civil War, and moves into the post-war period when the convent is repurposed as a school for girls. It then jumps forward to decades later, showing Narcisa as an elderly nun guiding new students while memories of the past haunt the walls. The shifting timelines emphasize how trauma and secrets endure across generations.

Location

Spain, Convent-turned-school for girls

Set in 1939 Spain within a convent that has been reformed into a girls’ school after the Red Terror. The building carries a quiet, oppressive atmosphere where past abuses and hidden histories surface as horrific events unfold. The post-war setting reflects the era’s religious and social structures, with the solar eclipse acting as a catalyst for memory.

🇪🇸 Spain ⛪ Convent 🕰️ Post-war era

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Main Characters – Sister Death (2024)

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Sister Narcisa

A young nun arriving to teach at the reform-convent, Narcisa experiences troubling visions and a growing insecurity about her supernatural gifts and faith. Her encounters with the haunting expose buried trauma within the community and test her resolve to seek the truth. As the story unfolds, she confronts the spirits behind the convent’s secrets and becomes known to the students as 'Sister Death'.

👁️ Visions 🙏 Faith 🗝️ Secrets

Sister Julia

A rigid, authoritative figure who distrusts Narcisa’s gifts and embodies the convent’s traditional moral code. She disciplines the students and views Narcisa with hostility, blaming her for misfortunes and resisting any confession of the past. Her downfall comes as the spirits exact vengeance for the cruelty she reinforces.

⛪ Authority ⚖️ Judgment 🔒 Repression

Mother Superior

The convent’s leader who embraces the arrival of the 'holy girl' as a sign of reform and a means to restore order. She exerts control over teaching duties and upholds the post-war religious authority. Her role positions her at the center of decisions that shape the girls’ lives and the community’s secrecy.

👑 Leadership ⛪ Religion 🔒 Secrecy

Rosa

A student who senses the presence of the 'girl' haunting the convent and acts as a bridge between Narcisa and the supernatural. She explains the curse tied to the blackboard and the danger of the spirit. Her fate underscores the perils of speaking out and the brutality of punishment in the school.

👧 Innocence 👻 Haunting 🕯️ Memory

Sister Socorro

A nun who endured sexual violence during the war and hid her daughter within the convent. Her tragedy drives a pivotal revelation about the past and the reason behind the children’s secrecy. Her ghost returns to reveal the truth and seek closure for her and her child.

🕯️ Trauma 🔒 Secrets 👻 Ghosts

Verónica

The new pupil introduced in Narcisa’s later class, who challenges Narcisa’s authority and becomes part of the renewed encounter with the community’s history. Her presence signals the ongoing cycle of memory and judgment within the convent.

👧 Student 🕯️ Memory 🌀 Rebirth

Ariel Rudy (Himself)

A cameo appearance by the real actor Ariel Rudy playing himself, adding a meta touch to the film’s world. His brief presence anchors the modern day audience to a fictionalized reality within the convent’s storied past.

🎭 Cameo 🎬 Meta

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Major Themes – Sister Death (2024)

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👻 Supernatural

The film centers on visions, nightmares, and unexplained phenomena that blur the line between faith and the unseen. The hauntings expose a history of repression and violence within the convent walls. Narcisa’s gifts bring the past into the present, forcing the community to confront what it has ignored.

🕯️ Trauma

The narrative refracts the trauma of war through the convent’s quiet corridors, revealing how abuse, secrecy, and betrayal endure long after conflict ends. Characters carry memories that resurface as poltergeist-like events and compulsions. The film ties personal memory to collective history, showing how the past colors the present.

🙏 Faith

Narcisa’s struggle with belief and her gift tests the limits of religious authority and personal conviction. The convent’s strict rules clash with her experiences, highlighting the tension between faith and doubt. The spiritual journey is tangled with guilt, redemption, and the search for truth.

🗝️ Secrets

The story uncovers concealed histories—the wartime violence, the hidden daughter, and the nuns’ attempts to bury uncomfortable truths. Rosa’s warning and the revelation about Socorro’s past drive the haunting forward. The final revelations force a reckoning with what has been kept in the shadows for decades.

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