Holy Days (2026) (original) (raw)
When young Brian discovers plans to close a convent of delightfully eccentric nuns, he sets off on a wild road trip across New Zealand to save them.
When young Brian discovers plans to close a convent of delightfully eccentric nuns, he sets off on a wild road trip across New Zealand to save them. (less)
Director: Nat Boltt
Writers: Nat Boltt, Joy Cowley
Starring: Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, Elijah Tamati
Review by Brian Orndorf, March 25, 2026
7 / 10
Veteran actress Nat Boltt (�District 9,� �Riverdale�) makes her feature-length directorial debut with �Holy Days,� also handling screenwriting duties with this adaptation of Joy Cowley�s 2000 novel. The story is a step back in time, following three nuns and their young charge in 1974 as they attempt to save their convent from land developers and the destructive ways of a wrecking ball. It�s an audience-pleaser from Boltt, who understands the tonality of such a tale, capably blending a few stretches of broadness with plenty of tenderness, examining the fragile mental state of a boy who�s lost h ...read more...
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