How can a really sweet French comedy drama about cycling nuns be so good. And why can't we make films like these. In an age of blockbuster super hero movies, there must be room for decent dramas. I know it's all pretty absurd as the only five nuns in this convent decide to enter a bike race to fund a trip to Rome when none of them have any idea. The characters are all likeable for their frailty. Then half way through, who should turn up but their far more talented rivals. Yes, more nuns! The mother superior Veronique is played with gusto by Valerie Benneton with help from the sisters and the unruly novice Gwendoline by Louise Malek. Director Lourent Tirade keeps control of the mayhem. Just
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