The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
50 years ago Jørgen Lauersen Vig bought Hesbjerg Castle, situated in the Danish country side, with the purpose of turning it into a monastery. Now, many years later, he is about to realize his old dream. A group of Russian Orthodox nuns are on their way, and thus Mr. Vigs life-long dream is about to come true. But, nuns have plans and wills of their own, and Mr. Vig must realize that the road to fulfilling his dream is very different than what he imagined.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic66/100
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Pernille Rose GrønkjærDirector
- Johan SöderqvistOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sister AmbrosijaHerself
- Mr. VigHimself
Themes
monasteryobservational documentary