De Nonnen

De Nonnen is an Belgium documentary which is aired on VTM. The series premiered on August 21th, 2025.

The former Saint Vincentius Convent of Zelem, a sub-municipality of Halen in Limburg, looks peaceful. But behind its walls, terror reigned for decades. In other Flemish convents as well, nuns punished orphans and vulnerable children with physical and psychological violence. The four-part VTM documentary series The Nuns brings these stories to light extensively for the first time.