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The Two Popes (2019)
7.6
PG-13
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Duration: 125min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Plot: An intimate account of one of the biggest changes in power in the previous two millennia. Fed up with the way the church is going, Cardinal Bergoglio asked Pope Benedict for permission to retire in 2012. Rather, in the face of scandal and self-doubt, contemplative Pope Benedict calls his most scathing opponent and eventual successor to Rome to divulge a secret that would rock the Catholic Church to its core.
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Luis Gnecco, Cristina Banegas
Keywords: based on a true story, vatican, catholic, catholicism, pope, two-hander, cardinal, papal conclave, sistine chapel, conclave
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