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‘Rebel Hearts’ Review: Sisters Do It for Themselves in a Doc That Pits Nuns Versus the Patriarchy
Guy Lodge Film CriticIn 1965, the world’s idea of a problematic nun was Maria von Trapp: a black sheep in a white wimple who was booted from her convent for taking the odd hillside hike, enjoying a bit of a sing-along and ultimately getting jiggy with a handsome navy captain. By 1968, life had got a bit more complicated for misfit sisters, while a conflicted Catholic church struggled to contend with a decade of seismic social unrest.