Silly French comedy pits one convent against another in a contest that could fund a trip to Rome but won’t raise many laughs

The nuns in this silly good-natured French comedy say far worse things than the film’s title. And that’s the trouble with the movie – it derives most of its laughs from a belief in the inherent amusingness of nuns – the idea that putting a woman in a habit and a veil is instantly funny. It’s the story of convent of nuns entering a road cycling race to win the €25,000 prize – the only glitch is that none of them have been on a bike in years. Nuns on bikes. Hilarious! Nuns falling off bikes. Side-splitting!

Mother superior Véronique (Valérie Bonneton) is the driving force behind the convent’s bid for cycling glory. Her worthy motive is to raise funds to refurbish an old people’s home.