Inner Sanctuary is a 1996 Australian film. Premise. An accountant is sent to audit an inner city church. Production. The film was raised with private finance and shot in Melbourne. The budget was under a million dollars. Reception. "Cinephelia" called it "direly hackneyed... the clichéd script... and equally dull direction will challenge even the most undemanding of audiences, the sincerity of the production notwithstanding".