The Little Hours

"Obedientia. Paupertas."

Jun 30 2017 R 1h 30m
Comedy, Romance

Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.

Plot

On the run from the battle-seasoned Lord Bruno for sleeping with his wife, the handsome and willing servant, Massetto, flees to the safety of the woods during the warm and peaceful summer of 1347. There, after a chance encounter with the always boozy but merciful Father Tommasso, the young charmer will find refuge into his convent's sanctuary, on one condition: to pretend he is a deaf-mute. However, Massetto's tempting presence will unavoidably upset the already frail balance of things within the sexually-repressed female realm, as nun after nun desperately seeks an escape from their tedious way of life and an extra reason to molest the charming handyman. In the end, will those cloistered Sisters finally find out what they had been missing out on all these years?

Written by

Giovanni Boccaccio, Jeff Baena

Directed by

Jeff Baena

Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Bow + Arrow Entertainment, Exhibit Entertainment, Foton Pictures, StarStream Media, Gunpowder & Sky, Productivity Media, Dublab Media, Destro Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
26,751
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA