The Forbidden Call: Women Priests

The Forbidden Call: Women Priests

2026 | 52 minutes |

| U/A |

Rated 13+

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Director: Marie Mandy
Awards: FIPADOC 2025 (France),Her Docs 2025 (Poland) ,Special Jury Prize - Millenium Festival 2025 (Belgium)

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Since clandestine ordinations on the Danube in 2002, Catholic women priests have been defying the Vatican's ban. Through three remarkable women - a Swiss theologian, a French-Spanish priest and an African-American parish leader, this award-winning documentary challenges centuries of institutional misogyny, demanding equality at the heart of the Church.

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