After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.
Acting
Fiennes' trembling hands do more acting than most faces manage
Cinematography
Vermeer reds and candlelit paranoia in every frame
Sound
The voting drum hits like a heartbeat stopping
Director
Edward Berger
Ralph Fiennes
Lawrence
Stanley Tucci
Bellini
John Lithgow
Tremblay
Isabella Rossellini
Sister Agnes
Lucian Msamati
Adeyemi
Carlos Diehz
Benitez
Sergio Castellitto
Tedesco
Brían F. O'Byrne
O'Malley
Merab Ninidze
Sabbadin
Thomas Loibl
Mandorff
Jacek Koman
Wozniak
Rony Kramer
Mendoza
Valerio Da Silva
Father Haas
Joseph Mydell
Nakitanda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Sistine Chapel set was built to scale at Rome's Cinecittà Studios; cardinals reported genuine disorientation from the enclosed space.
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