With the recent passing of Pope Francis, all eyes are on the Vatican as the world awaits a new pope, and with that comes the Conclave, where an assembly of Cardinals come together to select the new Pontiff. But what exactly happens during the Conclave? Well, here are five movies and shows that dive into the mystery and secrecy surrounding the centuries old tradition while we patiently wait for the white smoke.
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00:00All eyes are on the Vatican as the world awaits a new Pope.
00:03The Conclave begins this week, and if you're looking for interesting Pope-related content
00:07while on standby for that white smoke, here are five movies and TV shows that dive into
00:12the centuries-old tradition.
00:14The Pope is dead.
00:17The throne is vacant.
00:21First up, we have 2024's Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, who is
00:26tasked with overseeing the election after the sudden death of the pontiff.
00:30The political thriller explores the Conclave process while also diving into questions surrounding
00:35faith and the fight for power.
00:37The film received eight Oscar nominations and one Best Adapted Screenplay.
00:41Hopes can't resign.
00:42If you do this, you will damage the papacy forever.
00:45Next, 2019's The Two Popes, starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins.
00:50The film is inspired by true events and follows intimate conversations between two popes.
00:54Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who would go on to become the renowned Pope
00:59Francis.
01:00The film earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce and
01:06Best Supporting for Anthony Hopkins.
01:08Starting today, you have to lead the church.
01:11One billion people.
01:13One-fifth of the world's population.
01:14Do you understand what I'm saying?
01:16Then we have 2016's The Young Pope, a 10-episode miniseries which stars Jude Law as a newly elected
01:22young American Pope Lenny Bilardo or Pope Pius XIII, hoping to shake up the Catholic Church
01:28with radical New Age ideals.
01:30A follow-up sequel series from Paolo Sorrento was created in 2020 called The New Pope.
01:35The Illuminati were a secret society dedicated to scientific truth.
01:40Next, we have 2009's Angels and Demons, based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel and starring
01:45Tom Hanks.
01:45The film is a thriller that unfolds during a conclave in the Vatican and follows a symbologist
01:50who is brought in to stop a mysterious Illuminati plot that unravels after the sudden death
01:55of the current Pope.
01:57Do you accept election?
02:00You must answer now.
02:04I accept.
02:05And finally, we have 1968's The Shoes of the Fisherman.
02:08The film follows a Ukrainian archbishop who gets released from a Soviet labor camp and,
02:13in a twist, ends up becoming the Pope during a time of global crisis.
02:17The film was nominated for two Oscars.
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