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The Two Popes

The Two Popes

7,5 /10 (3,181 Votes)
2019 EN 125 min

Overview

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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Release date

27/11/2019

Votes

3,181

Popularity

5.7

Inspired by true events.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

125 min

Revenue

$232,638

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

Juan Minujín

Juan Minujín

Young Jorge Bergoglio

Luis Gnecco

Luis Gnecco

Cardinal Hummes

Cristina Banegas

Cristina Banegas

Lisabetta

María Ucedo

María Ucedo

Esther Ballestrine

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Camerlengo

Sidney Cole

Sidney Cole

Cardinal Turkson

Achille Brugnini

Achille Brugnini

Cardinal Martini

Federico Torre

Federico Torre

Protodeacon Estevez

Germán de Silva

Germán de Silva

Father Yorio

Lisandro Fiks

Lisandro Fiks

Father Jalics

Libero De Rienzo

Libero De Rienzo

Roberto

Willie Jonah

Willie Jonah

Cardinal Arinze

Vincent Riotta

Vincent Riotta

Driver

Martina Sammarco

Martina Sammarco

Gandolfo Nun

Guido Losantos

Guido Losantos

Father Pepe

Nicola Acunzo

Nicola Acunzo

Papal Gardener

Cecilia Dazzi

Cecilia Dazzi

Nun

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Luciano Borges

Protester

Sergio Nicolai

Sergio Nicolai

Protodeacon Tauran

Daniel Hernandez

Daniel Hernandez

Cardinal Quarracino

Ramiro Vayo

Ramiro Vayo

Military Assistant

Simón Hempe

Simón Hempe

Drug Dealer

Lorenzo Vigevano

Lorenzo Vigevano

Swiss Guard

Alessandro Piavani

Alessandro Piavani

Swiss Guard

Matthew T. Reynolds

Matthew T. Reynolds

Reporter

Michelangelo Tarditti

Michelangelo Tarditti

Reporter

Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI

Himself (archive footage)

Pope Francis

Pope Francis

Himself (archive footage)

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Sofia Mayra Cessak

Amalia Damonte

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Daphne Mereu

Gandolfo Nun

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Juan Miguel Arias

Paolo

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Daniel Juan di Cocco

Unknown Priest

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Luis Alfredo Huerga Reyna

Captain Artiz

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Andres Carlos Zurita

Tonio

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Sergio Santana

Slum Man

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Maria Florencia Larrea Arias

Amalia's Mother

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Hernan Acentares

Father Mugica

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Abril Chiara Castelli

Ana Maria Careaga

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Luciano Kaczer

Father Dourron

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Francesco di Teodoro

Lorenzo

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Walter Fabian Andrade

Luis

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Natalia Constanza Salmoral

Woman with News

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Roberto Olivieri

Fan

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Thomas D. Williams

American Journalist

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Cristobal Mamani

Peasant

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Olivia Sandy Torres

Peasant

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Adalid Paredes Blanco

Old Man

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Bonilla Del Valle

Poor Woman

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Facundo Cardosi

Protester

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Federico Falasco

Protester

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Rafael Fernandez

Lisabetta's Husband

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Ricardo Larrama

Tango Club Boss

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Leon Barra

Ricardo Capelli

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Juan Manuel Correa

Military Assistant

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Pablo Trimarchi

Tongui Soldier

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Lucas Posse

Drug Dealer

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Alan Nicolás Gómez

Drug Dealer

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Joaquin Rotzait

Drug Dealer

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Katherine Wilson

Reporter

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Marcela Serli

Reporter

Joselo Bella

Joselo Bella

Admiral Massera

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M

Manuel São Bento

2019-12-30

⭐ 7

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

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-03-27

⭐ 7

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 de…

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