Oscar-nominated Pope Francis movie biopic is streaming now | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

This morning, the Vatican introduced that Pope Francis has died after 12 years because the Head of the Roman Catholic Church.

The late Jorge Mario Bergoglio grew to become pontiff after Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013, the primary to take action voluntarily since 1294.

The stark distinction between the standard conservative Benedict and the common-or-garden progressive Francis was explored in a 2019 play by Anthony McCarten, which in flip grew to become a film penned by the identical author known as The Two Popes.

The critically acclaimed movie stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI reverse Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Bergoglio in uncanny Oscar-nominated roles.

Mainly set within the aftermath of the Vatican leaks scandal, The Two Popes follows Benedict making an attempt to persuade Bergoglio to rethink his archbishop resignation whereas secretly aspiring to abdicate himself.

The movie additionally options flashbacks to Bergoglio’s time as a younger Jesuit priest in his native Argentina throughout the army dictatorship.

The Two Popes is completely streaming in 4K on Netflix.