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Diary of an African Nun

Name: Diary of an African Nun
Director: Julie Dash
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-03-01
Duration: 16 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr., Sherry Madden

Release Date: March 1, 1977

Genre: Drama

Duration: 0h 16m

Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10

Director: Julie Dash

Cast: Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr., Sherry Madden

Storyline

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.