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Diary of an African Nun

(1977)

March 1, 1977• 0h 16m
64%
TMDB Score

Overview

An African 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.

Julie Dash

Director

Top Billed Cast

BOJ

Barbara O. Jones

Sister Gloria

MC

Marnita Carraway

African Child

FC

Fred Carraway

African Child

DCJ

Donald Carraway Jr.

African Child

SM

Sherry Madden

African Child

BY

Barbara Young

Nun #1

MP

Makini Price

Nun #2

RF

Ron Flagge

African Family Member

RC

Renee Carraway

African Family Member

CP

Calvin Patterson

African Villager

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