Shot in Tennessee.
Premiered at 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics.
No one would be admitted to a convent as a postulant unless they were a Catholic in "Good standing," especially in the 1960s. Someone who was not baptized, received First Holy Communion, or been confirmed in the church would not be permitted to enter a convent.
Margaret Qualley and Chris Zylka previously worked together in HBO's "The Leftovers."
Margaret Qualley is the daughter of Andie MacDowell.