The Two Popes (2019)

Directed by

Fernando Meirelles

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Argentina, United Kingdom, Italy, United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 3,167 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Pope Benedict tries to convince Cardinal Bergoglio not to resign as an archbishop. Over private discussions, the two men share their personal histories and debate the future of the Catholic Church.

conversation-drivenreflectivewarmthoughtfulgentletendercontemplativequietly humorous

What happens

The Two Popes is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Anthony McCarten, adapted from McCarten's play The Pope which premiered at Royal & Derngate Theatre in 2019. Predominantly set in Vatican City in the aftermath of the Vatican leaks scandal, the film follows Pope Benedict XVI, played by Anthony Hopkins, as he attempts to convince Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (who eventually becomes Pope Francis), played by Jonathan Pryce, to reconsider his decision to resign as an archbishop as he confides his own intentions to abdicate the papacy. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2019. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 27, 2019, and in the United Kingdom on November 29, and started digital streaming on December 20, by Netflix. The performances of Pryce and Hopkins, as well as McCarten's screenplay, received high praise from critics, and all three received nominations for their work at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and British Academy Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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