Follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.
Director: Rose Glass
Writer: Rose Glass
Stars: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight
Cast overview, first billed only:
Morfydd Clark ... Maud
Jennifer Ehle ... Amanda
Lily Knight ... Joy
Lily Frazer ... Carol
Turlough Convery ... Christian
Rosie Sansom ... Ester
Marcus Hutton ... Richard
Carl Prekopp ... Homeless Pat
Noa Bodner ... Hilary
Takatsuna Mukai ... Hiro
Jel Djelal ... Barman
Joanna Richardson ... Old Woman
Jonathan Milshaw ... Handsome Man
Fiona Thompson ... Nurse
Sona Vyas ... Agency Woman 1
Storyline
There, but for the grace of God, goes Maud, a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanor causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma. Now charged with the hospice care of Amanda, a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's fervent faith quickly inspires an obsessive conviction that she must save her ward's soul from eternal damnation - whatever the cost. Making her feature film debut, writer-director Rose Glass cannily lures the audience into this disturbed psyche, steadily setting up her veritable diary of a country nurse for an unnerving and ultimately shocking trajectory. Morfydd Clark (also at the Festival in The Personal History of David Copperfield) portrays the sanctimonious Maud with an intense stoicism that belies a disquieting vulnerability, as Maud desperately vies for absolution and solidarity from her embittered patient (an enthralling Jennifer Ehle, also at the Festival in Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies). Glass tenderly ...
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Plot Keywords: female lead role | toronto international film festival | nurse | dying patient |
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for disturbing and violent content, sexual content and language | See all certifications
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Details
Official Sites: Official site
Country: UK
Language: English | Welsh
Release Date: 27 March 2020 (USA)
Also Known As: Saint Maud
Company Credits
Production Co: Escape Plan Productions, Film4, BFI Film Fund
Technical Specs
Runtime: 84 min
Color: Color
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