The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun

Aug 27 2007 Not Rated 1h 24m
Documentary

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.

Plot

50 years ago Jørgen Lauersen Vig bought Hesbjerg Castle, situated in the Danish countryside, with the purpose of turning it into a monastery. Now, many years later, he is about to make his dream come true. A group of Russian Orthodox nuns are on their way but they have plans of their own. Mr. Vig must realize that the road to fulfill his dream is very different from what he imagined.

Written by

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Directed by

Pernille Rose Grønkjær

Cast

Sister Ambrosija, Mr. Vig

Crew

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Languages

Dansk, English

Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations

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459
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
66
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