"You lose all sense of time in the monastery – we felt that while filming. There aren’t really any clocks; daylight is often absent. I’ve lost track of how long we spent there – I think we went five or six times over many years during different seasons. You see that in the film, which moves from a very warm, humid summer to a bitterly cold, dramatic winter, thick with snow. Our trips varied from a week to six weeks on the final visit, and because we stayed in the monastery accommodation, we really got to know the sisters' day-to-day lives. We were immersed in their routines; we attended prayers and liturgies and dined with them. In many ways, we became part of their community, and they were very generous and accepting."
Alys Tomlinson from the review in Fetch London
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Alys Tomlinson at Fetch London
February 7, 2025
