The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women — in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today’s one million nuns outnumber priests two to one, they must struggle to be heard by the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy from which they are excluded. Behind the Veil: Nuns is the first film ever to record from a global perspective the turbulent history and remarkable achievements of women in religion, from pre-Christian Celtic communities to the radical sisters of the 1980s. Contemporary nuns of strength, dignity and commitment speak of their lives and of their predecessors.
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Chicks Who Love Guns
If you love chicks and you love guns, this video is for you. Meet Sidney and friends and their guns of choice.
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Locas y atrapadas
Five women trapped in an elevator confess their bitter life experiences caused by evil men and society.
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Christmas Under Wraps
When a driven doctor doesn’t get the prestigious position she planned for, she unexpectedly finds herself moving to a remote Alaskan town. While she meets the locals and even starts a new romance, she has to learn to let the life she planned for give way to a love she never could have imagined, and finds this festive small town is hiding one big holiday secret.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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Vengeance of the Bride
The story of a woman who becomes the daughter-in-law of an enemy for desperate revenge.