Directed by domenico paolella the prey the story of a cloistered nun, the nun and the devil aka le monache di sant'arcangelo is a headily erotic tale of seduction and persecution detailing the sinful practices which spill out of a 16th century convent'. '.strtoupper('w')hen the psychotically ambitious sister julia anna heywood vies to take the place of a dying mother superior by any means possible, other inmates start to lose their way, indulging in heterosexual flings and lesbian coupling'. '.strtoupper('b')ut things take a nasty turn when the nuns are subjected to a violent inquisition and their existence becomes one of torture and degradation.made just two years after ken russell’s notorious the devils 1971, this 1973 film sought to offer a corruption of the innocent style plot which monopolised on the short lived wave of nunsploitation features, incorporating graphic horrors, soft pornography and historical drama'. '.strtoupper('l')oosely based on authentic records, this sordid tale of religion and power will delight lovers of extreme italian exploitation cinema.