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In \u201cBeyond the Hills,\u201d a young woman, Alina (Cristina Flutur), returns home to Romania after living and working in Germany for several years. She visits her childhood friend Voichita (Cosmina Stratan), who is a novice in a Greek Orthodox monastery in a remote area. Both women were raised in a state orphanage and seem to have had an intimate relationship in their teen years that Alina now wants to rekindle. Voichita, however, wants to be kind but is focused on dedicating her life to God and others.<\/p>\n

Voichita asks the Mother Superior and the father who founded the monastery if Alina can stay for a bit. They agree, and she shares her friend\u2019s small room. But Alina soon begins to show signs of instability. One day, she has a fit, and the nuns and priest take her to the hospital. She is soon released into the monastery\u2019s care. As the days go by, the priest and some of the nuns believe Alina is possessed, and they restrain her in order to carry out an exorcism ritual, to drastic effect. The priest and some of the nuns are arrested and charged in Alina\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Director\/writer Cristian Mungiu\u2019s stark tale is based on\u00a0true events<\/a>\u00a0that occurred in 2005 and on \u2026.<\/p>\n

Click here:\u00a0Beyond the Hills finds the devil in ignorance, fear<\/a>\u00a0to continue reading on my blog at the National Catholic Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n

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