It's like Showgirls in a convent, and I mean that in the best possible sense. Verhoeven tackles the church / politics in his own way and no one gets up afterwards. While the male gaze is very present in this analysis of a cult of personality, anyone who expected anything else of Verhoeven hasn't truly seen any of his movies. As for the nudity in the film... 1) Guys, it's a Verhoeven film, 2) haven't we graduated beyond the grade school mentality of "Ooh, boobies!" when discussing film (or anything else, for that matter)? PS Virginie Efira turns in yet another electric performance and Daphne Patakia continues to impress. She truly is an exciting up and coming actress (you have to see Djam / Journey from Greece if you haven't yet).

A truly hilarious film that tackles the hypocrisy of the Church, politics, and medieval history in an interesting way. Cheers to Jesus and the power of lesbians.

The power of lesbians really saved that town huh.

Paul Verhoeven out of control, dedicated to the sexualization of religious devotion, but also to the exposure of ecclesiastical corruption. There is no heaven in this story, only a hell that is represented in the daydreams of a Jesus who saves by cutting off heads. "Suffering is the only way to know Christ." Burns the stake of damnation and oozes the pus of the black plague. "Your worst enemy is your body".

A throwback to 90s trashy erotic films. With some social commentary added in.