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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 Church.
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7.492/10
CinemaSerf
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 ... read more
over 3 years ago
Manuel São Bento
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. R... read more
over 5 years ago
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Cast
Jonathan Pryce
Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
Anthony Hopkins
Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
Juan Minujín
Young Jorge Bergoglio
Luis Gnecco
Cardinal Hummes
Cristina Banegas
Lisabetta
María Ucedo
Esther Ballestrine
Renato Scarpa
Camerlengo
Sidney Cole
Cardinal Turkson
Achille Brugnini
Cardinal Martini
Federico Torre
Protodeacon Estevez
Germán de Silva
Father Yorio
Lisandro Fiks
Father Jalics
Libero De Rienzo
Roberto
Willie Jonah
Cardinal Arinze
Vincent Riotta
Driver
Martina Sammarco
Gandolfo Nun
Guido Losantos
Father Pepe
Nicola Acunzo
Papal Gardener
Cecilia Dazzi
Nun
Luciano Borges
Protester
Sergio Nicolai
Protodeacon Tauran
Daniel Hernandez
Cardinal Quarracino
Ramiro Vayo
Military Assistant
Simón Hempe
Drug Dealer
Lorenzo Vigevano
Swiss Guard
Alessandro Piavani
Swiss Guard
Matthew T. Reynolds
Reporter
Michelangelo Tarditti
Reporter
Benedict XVI
Himself (archive footage)
Pope Francis
Himself (archive footage)
Sofia Mayra Cessak
Amalia Damonte
Daphne Mereu
Gandolfo Nun
Juan Miguel Arias
Paolo
Daniel Juan di Cocco
Unknown Priest
Luis Alfredo Huerga Reyna
Captain Artiz
Andres Carlos Zurita
Tonio
Sergio Santana
Slum Man
Maria Florencia Larrea Arias
Amalia's Mother
Hernan Acentares
Father Mugica
Abril Chiara Castelli
Ana Maria Careaga
Luciano Kaczer
Father Dourron
Francesco di Teodoro
Lorenzo
Walter Fabian Andrade
Luis
Natalia Constanza Salmoral
Woman with News
Roberto Olivieri
Fan
Thomas D. Williams
American Journalist
Cristobal Mamani
Peasant
Olivia Sandy Torres
Peasant
Adalid Paredes Blanco
Old Man
Bonilla Del Valle
Poor Woman
Facundo Cardosi
Protester
Federico Falasco
Protester
Rafael Fernandez
Lisabetta's Husband
Ricardo Larrama
Tango Club Boss
Leon Barra
Ricardo Capelli
Juan Manuel Correa
Military Assistant
Pablo Trimarchi
Tongui Soldier
Lucas Posse
Drug Dealer
Alan Nicolás Gómez
Drug Dealer
Joaquin Rotzait
Drug Dealer
Katherine Wilson
Reporter
Marcela Serli
Reporter
Joselo Bella
Admiral Massera
Director
Fernando Meirelles
Director
Creator
Anthony McCarten
Screenplay
