

Brides of Christ
1991-09-04 · 55 min / episode · ★ 7.2
Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.
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- Penny Chapman
- Production companies
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, RTÉ, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Channel 4 Television
- Countries
- Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Ended
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Brenda FrickerSister Agnes
Sandy GoreMother Ambrose
Josephine ByrnesSister Catherine
Lisa HensleySister PaulTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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