“The Nun” starts horror movie season with a scream Emily CluteArtsSeptember 16, 2018March 19, 2020 Set in the Romanian countryside in 1952, “The Nun” follows Father Burke (Demián Bichir) and Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) as they investigate the Vatican’s safety concerns involving an abbey deep in the woods after the suicide of one of its nuns.