The Two Popes 2019

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The Two Popes

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.

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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... Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

... Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

... Young Jorge Bergoglio

... Cardinal Hummes

... Lisabetta

... Esther Ballestrine

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23 Jun 2021 by Manuel São Bento

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on for a bit too long. Rating: B

Release Date:

Nov 27, 2019 (United States)

Run Time:

2hr 5`

MMPA Rating:

PG-13

Original Language:

English

Production Countries:

United States

Status:

Released

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23 Jun 2021 by Manuel São Bento

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on for a bit too long. Rating: B

27 Mar 2022 by CinemaSerf

This is quite a clever piece of work. Both performances demonstrate a complex, sometimes conflicted, humanity in a touching and thought-provoking way. Hopkins, as the scholarly Benedict XVI coming to realise that he no longer feels capable - for various reasons - to remain Pontiff and Pryce as Cardinal Bergoglio with whom he has little in common, and who has come to Rome to seek his permission to retire. The story focuses more on the trials and tribulations of Bergoglio as he rises to prominence in the Jesuit order and navigates the political turmoil of Argentina in the 70s and 80s where he develops a much less "conservative" approach to the issues facing the Catholic Church than his Pope. By the conclusion, however, both men appear reconciled to the honesty and integrity of the other. The extent to which the detail is true is anyone's guess - but by using humour, sport and even ABBA, this proves to be an intimate observational film that is certainly one of Netflix' better commissions.

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... Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

... Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

... Young Jorge Bergoglio

... Cardinal Hummes

... Lisabetta

... Esther Ballestrine

... Camerlengo

... Cardinal Turkson

... Cardinal Martini

... Protodeacon Estevez

... Father Yorio

... Father Jalics

... Cardinal Arinze

... Amalia Damonte

... Gandolfo Nun

... Gandolfo Nun

... Paolo

... Unknown Priest

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... Production Designer

... Executive Producer

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