The Calling

The Calling (2010)

You enter for one reason, you stay for another.

Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.

Date of release
2010-04-23
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Jan Dunn

Casting

Interesting facts

The Calling is a 2009 British drama film directed by Jan Dunn. Dunn's third feature film, it tells the story of Joanna, played by Emily Beecham, who after graduating from university, goes against her family and friends when she decides to join the closed order of Benedictine nuns. For her debut leading performance in the film, Beecham was awarded a New Talent Trailblazer Award presented by Sean Connery during the film's debut, where it was also selected as 'Best of the Fest' at the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Filming locations

The Calling was fully shot in Kent at several locations across the county. Salmestone Grange in Margate was used as the location for the Benedictine Convent, the University of Kent at Canterbury and the Gulbenkian Cafe provided great locations for establishing Jo at her university, and St Lawrence College in Ramsgate was used for the nuns' rooms and hospice scenes. Villa Cap Martin in Broadstairs was used as Jo's family home.

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