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Belgian movie poster for the 2000 horror film titled
The Convent (or Le Couvent in French). The tagline at the top translates to "PRAY SO YOU DON'T ENTER!".
Film Details
Synopsis: The film opens in 1959 with a young woman named Christine massacring nuns at the St. Francis Boarding School. Forty years later, a group of college students break into the abandoned building, which is a local urban legend spot, and become possessed by demons. The adult Christine (played by horror veteran Adrienne Barbeau) eventually returns to fight the demonic forces.
Genre: Horror/Comedy/Slasher.
Director: Mike Mendez.
Key Cast:
Joanna Canton as Clorissa
Adrienne Barbeau as Adult Christine
Richard Trapp as Frijole
Dax Miller as Chad
Coolio as Officer Starkey (cameo appearance)
Release: The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000. It gained cult status as a low-budget, 80s-throwback horror film. |
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