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The Two Popes
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Jonathan PryceJorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
Anthony HopkinsJoseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
Juan MinujínYoung Jorge Bergoglio
Luis GneccoCardinal Hummes
Cristina BanegasLisabetta
María UcedoEsther Ballestrine
Renato ScarpaCamerlengo
Sidney ColeCardinal TurksonCredits
- Directed by
- Fernando Meirelles
- Written by
- Anthony McCarten
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $232.6K
Production
RidebackUnited States
