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form y separately published work icon Lambs of God series - publisher   film/TV  
Adaptation of Lambs of God Marele Day , 1997 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Lambs of God
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Three nuns, each a generation apart, live an isolated life in a dilapidated convent, forgotten by the church and society -- until a priest stumbles across them and, in trying to sell their land, disturbs their lives, existence, and beliefs.

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form y separately published work icon The Devil into Paradise Sarah Lambert , Australia : Lingo Pictures Foxtel , 2019 18090636 2019 single work film/TV Australia : Lingo Pictures Foxtel , 2019

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Works about this Work

Lambs of God : Foxtel Craig Mathieson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 159 2019; (p. 63)

— Review of Lambs of God Sarah Lambert , 2019 series - publisher film/TV
'The crumbling monastery that is the setting for Lambs of God, a rich and dexterous new Australian limited series, is many things. At first glance the cliffside 19th-century construction is a refuge for the remnants of Sisters of St Agnes, an enclosed order forgotten by the outside world that has dwindled to just three nuns. But the cloistered, near medieval isolation is also an incubator, revealing what faith can be when a structure evolves without a male hierarchy. When these women invoke the “mother of mercy”, it’s a radical act of spiritual self-sufficiency' (Introduction)
Lambs of God Review – Audacious Fable of Blood-swilling Nuns Vs Church Politics Luke Buckmaster , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 July 2019;

— Review of Lambs of God Sarah Lambert , 2019 series - publisher film/TV

'Adaptation of Marele Day’s novel is a gothic, grisly and deliriously compelling view of cynical, contemporary Catholicism.'

Lambs of God Review – Audacious Fable of Blood-swilling Nuns Vs Church Politics Luke Buckmaster , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 July 2019;

— Review of Lambs of God Sarah Lambert , 2019 series - publisher film/TV

'Adaptation of Marele Day’s novel is a gothic, grisly and deliriously compelling view of cynical, contemporary Catholicism.'

Lambs of God : Foxtel Craig Mathieson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 159 2019; (p. 63)

— Review of Lambs of God Sarah Lambert , 2019 series - publisher film/TV
'The crumbling monastery that is the setting for Lambs of God, a rich and dexterous new Australian limited series, is many things. At first glance the cliffside 19th-century construction is a refuge for the remnants of Sisters of St Agnes, an enclosed order forgotten by the outside world that has dwindled to just three nuns. But the cloistered, near medieval isolation is also an incubator, revealing what faith can be when a structure evolves without a male hierarchy. When these women invoke the “mother of mercy”, it’s a radical act of spiritual self-sufficiency' (Introduction)

Awards

2019 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Telefeature or Mini Series
2019 nominated AWGIE Awards Television Award Telemovie or Miniseries of Four Hours or Less Duration, including Original and Adapted Works
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