Sister Death

Watched Spain's 2023 Sister Death (1:30:24). The story begins in Peroblasco, Spain in 1939, where a young girl goes into trances and is celebrated as a holy visionary. Ten years later she is Sister Narcisa, sent to take her final vows at San Jeronimo Cotalba Convent, in Valencia, a former cloistered convent invaded by enemy soldiers during the war and now a school for underprivileged girls.

Sister Narcisa is welcomed by the Mother Superior, Sister Julia, and Sister Sagrario, the only three elder nuns who stayed on after the war. Soon after her arrival, however, Sister Narcisa experiences supernatural phenomena, including the restless spirit of deceased Sister Socorro and the spirit of a young girl. Her explorations lead her to the discovery of the secrets that lie within the dark shadows of the convent. 

This movie is a must-watch. It is as chilling as Alejandro Amenabar's 2001 The Others, albeit with an unnecessary, overextended ending that seems to have been included merely to justify the movie's title. The performances of the actresses who play the nuns and the girls nonetheless demonstrate fine, ensemble acting, and the screenplay has no loopholes that are usually evident in complex, movie plots with crucial flashbacks. Unfortunately the bathroom scenes are too frequent and are somewhat reminiscent of the Moaning Myrtle sequences in the Harry Potter series.