A Violent Desire for Joy (2018)
• December 26th, 2018 • 1h 15min
Drama, History
Overview
Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.
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