Francis: Pray for me (2015)

Original title

Francisco: el padre Jorge

Directed by

Beda Docampo Feijóo

Genre

biographical film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

7

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Jorge Bergoglio before he became Pope Francis. It shows his life and work as a priest in Argentina based on a book by a close friend.

earnestreverentintimatereflectivewarmbiographicalinspirationalsteady-paced

What happens

Francis: Pray for me (Spanish: Francisco – El Padre Jorge, lit. 'Francis – Father Jorge') is a 2015 Argentine film, starring Darío Grandinetti as Pope Francis. The film is based on the 2013 book, Pope Francis: Life and Revolution, which was written by Francis' close friend Elisabetta Piqué who is also a correspondent for the Argentine newspaper, La Nación in Italy and the Vatican since 1999. The film was released as Papa Francisco: The Pope Francis Story in the Philippines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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