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They're all dead.

No. One is still alive.

Flávia, where are you going?

Flavia?

Not! Dad, don't!

FLÁVIA, THE MUSLIM NUN

- Sister Anna? - Do you know who is?

Yes.

APÚLIA- SOUTHERN ITALY AROUND THE YEAR 1400

Flávia, lower your head and pray.

Flavia, get up. What are you waiting for?

- The Tarantian ritual. - You can see them from this window.

- Come on! Come on! - They're coming towards the convent.

There are so many people this year. It was never like that. Poor creatures.

Who are they? What they want?

They were stung by a tarantula. Every year is the same thing.

Open the door, sisters. Open up.

Open the door for us.

Open the door.

Legs and arms Legs and arms

The spider climbs on you And you know what's best

Get on your legs And make your nest

Tarantulas have many legs and arms

Legs and arms Arms and legs

Saint George loves you He loves your legs

He loves them all

He loves his arms and his legs He loves his legs and his arms

Tarantula Tarantula

Mercy!

Mercy! Mercy!

Tarantula! Tarantula!

Where are you going, Livia?

São Jorge das Tarântulas. Me too. Me too.

I also want to be stung.

We have to go. It's the devil.

- Save yourself if you can! - It's the Devil! It's the devil!

I caught.

Quickly!

Faster! Faster!

Stop this. Come down.

Slower.

Stop it! Enough! Get out of the convent!

Skirt!

Skirt!

Enough. Ended.

Ended. Ended.

What did I do? I do not remember.

What happened? Tell me, please.

Skirt! Skirt! Get out of here!

Skirt!

Sister Flávia.

God created the first woman: Lilith.

But Lilith fled from Adam...

- and became a witch. - Lilith?

Lilith was the first woman, Mrs. Flávia. She came before Eva.

God created Lilith, just as He did with Adam.

But instead of using mud, He used garbage and manure.

You are the most insolent Jew in all of Apulia!

It is true, Mrs. Flávia.

Lilith, the first woman, came from garbage and manure.

- It's in the Bible. - What a ridiculous story!

The church will be consecrated.

The bishop and his deacons arrived.

Why does man always decide everything?

As my father did when he sent me to the convent...

instead of allowing me to get married.

Your father, Dom Diego, is a good administrator.

He took me off the streets, thank God.

- And locked it here. - It is true.

But it was to take care of the land that he donated to the Church as a dowry.

I, Abraham, descendant of the people who killed Christ...

I was delivered as part of your dowry...

to a convent full of Christ's brides.

You're cool, Abraham.

He is the only man I know who is not arrogant.

Who are they judging? What did she do?

Sister Lívia. She let herself be influenced by those women...

- possessed by the tarantula. - She crossed the line.

It is dangerous when we go beyond our own limits.

The poor cannot invade the world of the rich.

Jews have to accept the limits imposed on them by Christians...

how women have to accept the limits imposed by men.

You're the one saying that!

But maybe you're right.

The same is true of those poor tormented creatures...

who are trapped in the madness of the tarantula...

just as we are trapped in this convent.

We have to be isolated. Who comes from outside...

it only knows how to hurt us. Ever.

- Even friends. - You must return now, madam.

What if a woman wants to exceed these limits?

Lilith did that.

What are you doing with this poor animal?

One stallion is enough. This one has to be castrated...

so that it stays tame and can work in the field.

Not! Let go of me!

- Be quiet! - Not! Let go of me!

Not!

Not! Not!

Not!

Not! God, please! I did nothing!

Pray and beg God for forgiveness.

You have to be punished for your sins.

Bring her.

Soldiers! The escort is here! They came to fetch Sister Lívia.

The bishop is with them.

Take it, Monsignor. She must be judged by Dom Diego.

Take her into custody.

Sister Flávia!

Better! Better!

Soltem-na!

Not!

Not!

What do they have?

Why are they making so much noise?

Because of the Devil, lady. You know him.

Be careful what you say, old woman. Shut up.

- The duke is in the corral. - What duke?

The new duke who just arrived from France.

Wait! You liked to see, didn't you, sister?

Are you excited?

Did you want it to be you lying among the pigs?

- I despise you! - You better shut up...

or you'll regret it.

Go isolate yourself from life!

Why?

Why?

Why is God a man?

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

All are men.

Even the twelve apostles.

All twelve are men.

Don't waste your time talking to statues.

They will give you no answer.

Are you feeling special? A saint?

You were castrated and locked in a cell!

She is a woman without sex. A fool!

She was used and deceived and she was denied the simple pleasures of life.

The woman, if she is a wife, has to take care of the house.

If you're a prostitute, you live on the streets. And the rest live in the convents.

You're a virgin, aren't you? Your body has never known pleasure.

The real pleasure. A man's pleasure.

It's that simple.

So I want you to confess the atrocities that you had the courage to commit.

Get down on your knees.

Let's go. Get down on your knees.

They condemned Sister Lívia!

Flávia, gave it to her father.

They will torture you to death, poor thing.

All to the chapel! Let's pray for her.

Not!

Not! Please do not! I did nothing!

Not! Not! Mercy! Mercy!

I beg you!

Not!

Mercy! You can't do that!

Not! Not!

Please do not! You will kill me!

What are you doing here?

Don't you feel sorry, Daddy?

Go away. Go back to the convent.

- There is your place. Not here. - Please make them stop.

Do you dare come here to ask for mercy for this despicable creature?

I beg. Make them stop.

I told you to get out of here, cursed daughter!

Cursed is the day I was conceived. You are the cursed.

You men think you own animals and women.

Who reduced Sister Lívia to this condition?

You!

You don't have the courage to speak to that Frenchman who raped a girl...

just now, in the corral.

Not! He's a man...

- and you are his employee! - Enough, Flávia!

Not!

Let me kiss you, sister. Tell God to protect me!

Give me something. Give me money.

- Please give me something. - Look this!

Beautiful! Give it to me, give it to me!

Let me have it. Let's go. Let's go.

Me too.

Run! Run!

I got it.

- Flavia? - Abraham?

I will not come back. I really won't.

- What are you saying, lady? - I won't come back.

Enough. And stop calling me "lady".

Calm down, Flavia.

- What happened? - What are you doing?

- Come with me. - Where?

- Away from here. - I am Jewish.

And I'm a nun who ran away from São Jorge...

how Lilith fled Adam.

Is afraid?

Come on.

I hope you haven't seen the smoke.

Stay down.

Ali.

We are safe now.

They are gone.

- Sleep well? - Like a baby.

It had been a long time since I'd slept that well.

- Is that you? - I was on guard.

Let's go!

Don't you think you take the role of protector very seriously?

Smile.

Come on. Abraham, I'm so happy!

Don't you feel free? Is not happy?

I'm not like you.

And I'm not the only good man I've ever met.

You called for someone in your sleep last night.

Take them as prisoners!

Stay quiet!

Be quiet, damn it!

Ask your father to smile.

Get ready and come and ask the Grotalie Madonna for forgiveness.

It was what the superior mother decided.

- And Abraham? - Stay where you are!

Go up.

Get ready.

Don't blame him.

Don't even look at him!

The man. The staff of Christianity.

The staff!

The man who fights in the name of Christ and Christianity.

He spoke to you, didn't he?

What did he say?

It's always the same thing.

Every woman should serve in silence and she is not allowed to speak.

You must do things as you are told. You must be submissive and obedient.

This will never change. Men always say the same thing, Sister Flávia.

Do you want to know the truth? They are afraid!

Men are afraid! Men...

inside or outside the Church...

they are afraid that we will steal their power.

That's why this painting is here!

This saint was painted...

to protect their power against us women.

Quickly! Quickly!

For me...

he is not São Jorge.

Who is it then?

- Come on, Sister Magdalene. - Yes Sister.

Quickly.

Can go.

Have a good trip and pray for me too.

Come down.

Let's go to the mountains.

Come here.

Flavia...

Get down on your knees.

Do you want me to confess again, Sister Agatha?

Get down on your knees. Come on.

Very well.

I will pull your habit. That's better.

They're new!

Are beautiful!

Sit on your heels. Like this.

Relax. It's nice to be moving like that.

Like this. Like this.

Isn't it an intense pleasure, Flávia?

I do not want!

Is this your knowledge?

- You are worse than a man. - Stupid girl!

Sex is the power of women!

You didn't run away for love, Flávia.

Confess. Why did you run away?

I do not know. I wanted to live, I wanted to escape to another world.

There is another world, isn't there, Sister Agatha?

Somewhere else.

Not the world you are looking for.

You cannot run.

It's wrong. Our strength is in the convent.

That is where our liberation begins.

The convent walls show men that we are weak.

That's why they invented it.

But those walls protect us and keep them away.

It doesn't happen to me, sister.

My father and his staff are always around me.

You have to put an end to his staff.

With these hands...

I can break the body of Christ.

With these hands!

They are not the hands of a priest or any other man.

Power is something I find...

inside the Roman Church.

I could even be pope!

Do you think I'm crazy? I don't care what you think.

I wanted to be pope in Rome.

I went there a few years ago. But was...

Now the pope is in Avignon.

There is no one in São Pedro.

We can take the throne.

Look! Look, Sister Agatha!

To Madonna of Grotalie.

The crowd gathers to worship a woman.

She will avenge us!

It comes from the sea.

Dear Madonna. They think they can defeat us.

Look. Can't you see?

Can't you see, Sister Agatha?

My God!

They are boats of Muslims. They will attack!

Muslims.

That's what Madonna de Grotalie is bringing us.

The other world, sister.

The other world.

Men are afraid. Look, sister.

They are afraid that they will take their power.

Is running away? What happened?

Where's all the male arrogance now?

It took a Muslim attack...

to make them run like dogs?

May God bless Eden...

and cursed be their horrible men.

Run for fear of Muslims.

Go away! Get out of here!

Where are you going, woman?

Muslims will do nothing to you other than what Christians have already done.

But what a brave young man!

It is a perfect example of a master and, sir.

Tell me, who has the command staff?

Feel it! See how soft and insignificant your pride is.

Farmers, priests, nobles, soldiers.

Do they think they are important?

Show your power now.

His courage is gone and so will you!

Everyone will disappear!

Blessed be the Muslims, for they frightened these pompous Christians.

- Why are you running away? - Sister, help us.

They're running away from the men who used them...

or the masters who let them go hungry?

- From Muslims. I'm afraid. - What do you know about them? Have you seen them?

Let's take a look.

Come on!

Let's see if they have the courage!

Let's go! Fight! Kill yourselves!

No, you coward!

I want to see if you're brave now!

- You bastard! - Not!

Sister Agatha?

Come fight, you coward!

Take him away.

You are awake.

Is sad. Why?

I do not know. I'm not sure.

I think I'm disappointed.

Not with you. With me.

This body looks like it isn't mine. Didn't you notice?

I realized that I was scared when we made love.

- It's not your fault, Ahmed. - It's normal.

Few women feel pleasure the first time.

It seems that things are beyond my control.

You're right. First, revenge.

- Is that what you were thinking? - First, revenge.

Then, freedom.

Muslims!

- Muslims! - My God!

Muslims are coming!

Close the doors and windows!

My God! My God!

- Have mercy on us! - Sisters?

Sisters?

Quickly! Quickly!

Let me help you.

Our lady, protect us.

Close the window too. Quickly!

The time has come to prove ourselves.

Attack!

Attack!

I can't handle them.

Not!

Levem-na.

Not!

Help me!

God, save me!

Let go of me, damn infidels.

They always said...

that the woman must remain silent...

because it's not on the same level as men...

and that she must be obedient.

But I join you, Sister Agatha, and I proclaim...

revenge and freedom.

The potion is ready. You can now use it.

Take his clothes off.

It's time to take revenge. It's your turn.

You have to do this. Have to do.

Do with him what he did to you.

You can look while I have it again.

Take it, guards. He's yours.

Let go of me! Let go of me!

Get up! Get out of here!

Why so much blood? Why?

Help me.

Give me the shoulder pads, please.

- You come with me. - No, ma'am. I beg you.

What are you going to do now?

I'm going home.

You seem to be unaware of the danger you are facing.

You forgot your religion.

A man cannot follow a woman. She is leading him...

in his quest for revenge.

Now you're going to pay for bringing me to a male-dominated world.

Flavia!

Not!

Not! Not! Please!

Not! Not!

Not!

Not! Not!

Help-me! Not! Not!

My God! Not!

Stop it! No, no! Not that!

No, no!

Better!

Let's go. Let us go.

Not!

Flavia.

What have you become?

Flavia!

Go away!

FLAVIA GAETANI, WHO IS NOT MUSLIM AND IS NO MORE CHRISTIAN

WAS PUNISHED FOR BEING A NUN AND ESCAPING THE CONVENT

THE FILM WAS BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN MUSLIMS INVADED ITALY

THIS EVENT IS KNOWN TO TODAY AS "THE 800 MARTIRES OF OTRANTO"