CONCLAVE, A MOVIE BY EDWARD BERGER
Conclave, movie by Edward Berger – Streaming Options
LOGLINE
CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of the Church.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
CONCLAVE is based on bestselling author Robert Harris’ 2016 thriller of the same name. Optioned for the screen by House Productions, it is scripted by Peter Straughan, the Oscar®– nominated writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).
CONCLAVE takes audiences into a world very few people have ever seen firsthand.
“The mechanism behind the election of a pope is among the most closely guarded secrets in the world,” Berger explains. “I was super curious to peek behind those locked doors and find out the details. We can’t know everything, but there are quite a few facts we were able to establish through our research. We feel we got as close to the truth as anyone ever has.”
The film follows Cardinal Lawrence, the dean of the College of Cardinals, as he undertakes his traditional duty of running the conclave. In the midst of political intrigue that will determine the future of the Catholic Church, Lawrence discovers a mystery whose solution could rock the ancient institution to its foundations.
At the same time, Lawrence is experiencing a profound crisis of faith.
“It has nothing to do with the election of the new pope,” says Berger, “but complicates it for him. He has stopped believing he’s the right person to be a cardinal. He asked permission to leave Rome and go to a monastery to try to rediscover his faith, but the pope denied his request. He’s riddled with doubt that he must continually overcome. That’s what interested me the most.”
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