Oh My Goodness (12A)

★★ This silly French comedy pits one convent against another in a contest that could fund a trip to Rome but won’t raise many laughs. ~ The Guardian.

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Fun and frothy, Laurent Tirard’s hilariously absurd comedy, Juste Ciel!, will have you rolling in the aisles, and the stunning landscapes of France’s Jura region provide a beautiful backdrop too!

When the local nursing home finds itself in dire straits and in danger of falling to pieces, it’s down to Mother Veronique (Valérie Bonneton) and the five eccentric sisters of the convent of St. Benedict to find a way to help.

Spotting a poster for a bike race with a €25,000 cash prize (and the incentive of a trip to the Vatican for the winner!), the sisters might just have their answer.

The only drawbacks are that they are terrible cyclists, and their rival convent, led by Mother Veronique’s childhood rival Mother Josephine (Sidse Babett Knudsen), have their own plans for the prize money - and just a little more experience…but God works in mysterious ways!