The movie is a fictionalized account of corruption within a Philadelphia convent, using the Watergate scandal as inspiration. The story centers around the Abbey of Philadelphia, a wealthy and little-known order of nuns, and the power struggle that ensues after the death of the Mother Abbess.
Nasty Habits
Two fiercely competitive nuns engage in a ruthless struggle to become the head abbess of a Philadelphia convent, each determined to outmaneuver the other and achieve her goal.