The Innocents (2016)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Deeply moving and emotionally layered.

Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancy. Mathilde becomes their only hope.

• Released: 2016-02-10
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 432 votes

Directed by Anne Fontaine.

Top cast

• Lou de Laâge as Mathilde Beaulieu
• Agata Buzek as Nun Maria
• Agata Kulesza as Mother Superior
• Vincent Macaigne as Samuel
• Joanna Kulig as Nun Irena
• Eliza Rycembel as Teresa
• Katarzyna Dąbrowska as Nun Anna
• Anna Próchniak as Zofia
• Helena Sujecka as Ludwika
• Mira Maludzińska as Bibiana

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Innocents

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Brew, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom, Fawesome, YOW.tv, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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