Final Vows

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Final Vows

2024

1h 24m

Documentary

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Final Vows chronicles the life of a cloistered order of nuns at Santa Rita Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the high desert of Arizona.

Kent Hill

Film Threat

Apr 29, 2025

7/10

These elements, the characters, the ceremony of solace, the devotion, and spiritual enlightenment, make Final Vows a compelling portrait of women, either called or compelled to surrender their individuality to the service of something greater.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Apr 22, 2025

It is truly refreshing to watch a simple, graceful film that depicts life without the need for bells and whistles. It is a sincere and earnest work that acts as a reminder that not everything from the past is backwards, problematic or dysfunctional.

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Lynn Venhaus

AWFJ.org

Apr 14, 2025

B+

The most surprising aspect of the film is how joyous the women are about their faith, their acceptance of serenity, and their resolute commitment to this way of life.

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

Apr 12, 2025

If the order needs to recruit anyone, Final Vows is arriving at the right time.

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Apr 11, 2025

4/4

There is a potential of a polluting, toxic open pit mine opening five miles from there; they are downwind. And fewer potential sisters are showing up these days. But they have something we should note, hope and faith.

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Victoria Westover

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Susan Slonaker

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Victoria Westover

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Sande Zeig

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Jonathan VanBallenberghe

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Final Vows chronicles the life of a cloistered order of nuns at Santa Rita Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the high desert of Arizona.

Director: Victoria Westover
Producer: Susan Slonaker, Victoria Westover, Sande Zeig
Production Co: A Street Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 24m

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