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The Nun (2018)
Where The Nun says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Transylvanian abbey was shot in Romanian castles, but its church was built in a studio.
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Scenes and places
The Abbey of St Carta (1952)
Two nuns at the abbey are attacked by an unseen evil force. The surviving nun, Sister Victoria, flees and takes her own life rather than be used as a vessel by the demon.
Set in Abbey of St Carta, Transylvania — The remote abbey where the film's trouble begins.
A cloistered Transylvanian monastery, built in the Dark Ages as a castle.
Filmed at Corvin Castle, Hunedoara — The castle stood in for the abbey; the production built a new access point to the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Vatican sends a priest (1952)
Learning of the incident, the Vatican sends Father Burke and a novice, Sister Irene, to Romania to investigate.
Set in The Vatican — The Church sends Father Burke and Sister Irene to investigate.
The seat of the Catholic Church, where the investigation is assigned.
Filmed at Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest — Scenes were shot at the Parliament building. Sources differ on whether the Vatican scenes used its exterior forecourt or its interior. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The road to the abbey (1952)
Burke and Irene meet Frenchie, who delivers supplies to the abbey, and travel with him to examine Sister Victoria's body.
Set in Village near Biertan, Transylvania — The pair meet Frenchie, the villager who supplies the nuns, and travel on to the abbey.
A Transylvanian village on the way to the abbey.
Filmed at Viscri village — One location blog says the village main street in the film is Viscri, not the real Biertan. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The convent quarters (1952)
The Abbess tells them the nuns keep silence at night, so they must come back the next day. Burke and Irene stay behind.
Set in Abbey of St Carta (living quarters) — The abbey building where the visitors stay.
A cloistered convent whose nuns pray in shifts.
Filmed at Bethlen Castle, Criș — Used for additional abbey settings, including the convent lodging. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The abbey graveyard (1952)
Hallucinations of a boy he failed to save lure Burke into the graveyard, where the demonic entity buries him alive. Irene rescues him.
Set in Abbey graveyard — The graveyard where Burke is lured by hallucinations of a boy he failed to save.
A graveyard within the abbey grounds.
Filmed at Bethlen Castle grounds, Criș (built set) — A graveyard was built specially for the shoot on the castle grounds. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Irene meets the nuns (1952)
Only Irene may enter the cloistered abbey. She learns the nuns pray without pause to keep the entity at bay.
Set in Abbey courtyard — Irene enters the cloistered abbey alone and meets the other nuns, who pray constantly in shifts.
The inner courtyard of the abbey.
Filmed at Corvin Castle courtyard, Hunedoara — One location blog places the abbey courtyard in the castle's Gothic-Renaissance courtyard. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The church and crypt (1952)
Irene learns the abbey's history: a duke obsessed with the occult once summoned a demon through a rift in the catacombs.
Set in Abbey church and catacombs — The church above the catacombs where, in the film's history, a rift to the demon was opened.
A studio-built church, with a rose window and catacombs below.
The tunnels beneath the abbey (1952)
With the reliquary key, the trio goes below the abbey. In the tunnel Irene is possessed by Valak before Frenchie casts the demon out.
Set in Tunnels beneath the abbey — A network of tunnels under the Abbey of St Carta.
A network of tunnels under the abbey.
The flooded chamber (1952)
Valak starts to drown Irene in a flooded chamber.
Set in Flooded chamber beneath the abbey — A flooded chamber below the abbey where Valak starts to drown Irene.
A sunken room beneath the abbey.
Filmed at Mogoșoaia Palace — London hospital Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Cârța Monastery ruins (not a filming location) — Name of the abbey Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Father Burke — A Roman Catholic priest sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a nun in Romania.
- Sister Irene — A novice nun sent with Burke to the abbey.