The film Benedetta is sparking controversy among conservative Catholics Benedetta, a new lesbian-themed movie by the director of box office hits like Basic Instinct and RoboCop, has raised quite the ruckus at its New York Film Festival premiere. Directed by Paul Verhoeven the film is based on the life of the 17th-century nun, Sister Benedetta Carlini.
In what has been called the largest religious protest at the film festival since the release of the 1999 movie Dogma, a number of members of the American Society for the Defence of Tradition, Family and Property gathered outside the venue where Benedetta was being shown on 26 September.