Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on for a bit too long. Rating: B
“Inspired by true events.”
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Production
- Rideback
- Box Office
- $233K
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Cast
Jonathan PryceJorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
Anthony HopkinsJoseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
Juan MinujínYoung Jorge Bergoglio
Luis GneccoCardinal Hummes
Cristina BanegasLisabetta
María UcedoEsther Ballestrine
Renato ScarpaCamerlengo
Sidney ColeCardinal Turkson
Achille BrugniniCardinal Martini
Federico TorreProtodeacon Estevez
Germán de SilvaFather Yorio
Lisandro FiksFather JalicsMedia
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User Reviews
This is quite a clever piece of work. Both performances demonstrate a complex, sometimes conflicted, humanity in a touching and thought-provoking way. Hopkins, as the scholarly Benedict XVI coming to realise that he no longer feels capable - for various reasons - to remain Pontiff and Pryce as Cardinal Bergoglio with whom he has little in common, and who has come to Rome to seek his permission to retire. The story focuses more on the trials and tribulations of Bergoglio as he rises to prominence in the Jesuit order and navigates the political turmoil of Argentina in the 70s and 80s where he…
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Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic C…
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