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Dive into the cinematic universe of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger whose creative partnership in the 1940s created some of the most stylistically ambitious, thematically rich, subversive, and sensual British films ever made.

About the film
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.

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★★★★★ Sexual tension hangs in the air as the wind blows and native drums beat, but it's on a visual level that the film excels Empire

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BBFC Insight: mild threat, violence, brief bloody images, discrimination
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