Pope Joan (2009)

Original title

Die Päpstin

Directed by

Sönke Wortmann

Genre

drama film, historical film, LGBTQ-related film, medieval film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain

Runtime

2h 28m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 362 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in medieval Europe disguises herself as a man to pursue an education and eventually rises through the church hierarchy to become pope. Her secret life is sustained by a forbidden romance with a nobleman.

tragicdramaticsomberemotionalmeditativeperiod pieceintimateromantic

What happens

Pope Joan (German: Die Päpstin) is a 2009 epic historical drama film produced by Bernd Eichinger, based on American novelist Donna Woolfolk Cross' novel of the same name about the legendary Pope Joan. Directed by Sönke Wortmann, it stars Johanna Wokalek as Joan, David Wenham as Gerold, her lover, and John Goodman as Pope Sergius II. The film's world premiere occurred in Berlin on 19 October 2009, with its general release in Germany on 22 October 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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