'LAMBS OF GOD'
EVERY FAIRY TALE HAS DARK SIDE
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| The series is based on Marele Day novel |
This one has just finished its four episode run over at Australian
Foxtel who produced it, but if I'm not mistaken it is also airing on
HBO's inter national cable channels so most of you can probably catch it there: Gothic thriller mini series
LAMBS OF GOD starring
Essie Davis, Emmy Award winner
Ann Dowd and
Sam Reid in a four part drama which centres around three eccentric, secluded nuns, each a generation apart, living on a
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| You can catch the series on HBO international cable channels |
remote island in a dilapidated monastery, forgotten by time and the Church – until a priest unwittingly happens upon them. Unfortunately for him, it seems, judging by the poster and the trailer below!
LAMBS OF GOD FOLLOWS the journey of three Catholic nuns, Sisters Iphigenia (
Essie Davis), Margarita (
Ann Dowd) and Carla (
Jessica Barden), who are the last
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| Essie Davis plays sister Iphigenia in the series |
remaining members of the enclosed order of St Agnes. They have forgotten the world outside until a young priest, Father Ignatius (
Sam Reid), pushes his way through the undergrowth in the hope of finding prime real estate. What
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| Ann Dowd plays sister Margarita in the series |
unfolds is a psychological and frightening game of survival; a thrilling ride in which the nuns become criminals and Father Ignatius is forced to confront his own personal weaknesses.
FERAL NUNS IN A MONASTERY
The mini series is actually a small screen adaptation of a captivating
Marele Day novel, in the form of a very atmospheric and highly stylized, a lush, evocative drama that is both ancient and incredibly modern, with its timeless
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| Jessica Barden is the youngest sister Carla |
message of resilience, and the power of storytelling as a redemptive force. Written by
Sarah Lambert, this epic and fantastical tale of faith, love and redemption was directed by
Jeffrey Walker.
