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.
- 7.5
- 2019
- Released
- 2h 5m
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
NunLuciano 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 DamonteJuan Miguel Arias
PaoloDaniel Juan di Cocco
Unknown PriestLuis Alfredo Huerga Reyna
Captain ArtizAndres Carlos Zurita
TonioSergio Santana
Slum ManMaria Florencia Larrea Arias
Amalia's MotherHernan Acentares
Father MugicaAbril Chiara Castelli
Ana Maria CareagaLuciano Kaczer
Father DourronFrancesco di Teodoro
LorenzoWalter Fabian Andrade
LuisNatalia Constanza Salmoral
Woman with NewsRoberto Olivieri
FanThomas D. Williams
American JournalistCristobal Mamani
PeasantOlivia Sandy Torres
PeasantAdalid Paredes Blanco
Old ManBonilla Del Valle
Poor WomanFacundo Cardosi
ProtesterFederico Falasco
ProtesterRafael Fernandez
Lisabetta's HusbandRicardo Larrama
Tango Club BossLeon Barra
Ricardo CapelliJuan Manuel Correa
Military AssistantPablo Trimarchi
Tongui SoldierLucas Posse
Drug DealerAlan Nicolás Gómez
Drug DealerJoaquin Rotzait
Drug DealerKatherine Wilson
ReporterMarcela Serli
Reporter
Joselo Bella
Admiral Massera
Released
en
$232,638.00
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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
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