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The Two Popes

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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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Director(s): Fernando Meirelles

Writer(s): Anthony McCarten

Producer(s): Leticia Cristi, Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich, Tracey Seaward

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Cast

Jonathan Pryce

Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

Anthony Hopkins

Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

Juan Minujín

Young Jorge Bergoglio

Luis Gnecco

Cardinal Hummes

Cristina Banegas

Lisabetta

María Ucedo

Esther Ballestrine

Renato Scarpa

Camerlengo

Sidney Cole

Cardinal Turkson

Achille Brugnini

Cardinal Martini

Federico Torre

Protodeacon Estevez

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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. R...