by Fernando Meirelles
Behind Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict and the reformist future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
international title: The Two Popes
original title: The Two Popes
country: United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay
directed by: Fernando Meirelles
film run: 125'
screenplay: Anthony McCarten
cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujín, Sidney Cole, Thomas D Williams, Federico Torre, Pablo Trimarchi, Juan Miguel Arias, Lisandro Fiks, Fabricio Martin
cinematography by: César Charlone
film editing: Fernando Stutz
art director: Mark Tildesley
costumes designer: Luca Canfora
music: Bryce Dessner
producer: Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich, Tracey Seaward
executive producer: Mark Bauch
production: Lotus Production, Netflix (US), Rideback (US)
backing: London Philharmonic Orchestra (UK), Score Abbey Studios (UK), Italian Tax Credit (IT), K&S Fîlms (AR), Oriental Features (UY)
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Review: The Two Popes
The dramatic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is told as an unlikely buddy-buddy comedy in this film helmed by Fernando Meirelles
12/12/2019 | Films | Reviews | USA/Italy/Argentina/Uruguay/UK
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