Diary of an African Nun

(1977)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 20 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1977

Runtime: 16 мин

Country: United States of America, Uganda

Director: Julie Dash

Cast: Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr., Sherry Madden, Barbara Young, Makini Price, Рон Флэгг, Renee Carraway, Calvin Patterson

Plot

An Ugandan nun is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village.