The Two Popes(2019) May 2026

It premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2019 and was released on Netflix in December 2019.

Set primarily in 2012, the story follows Cardinal Bergoglio as he travels to Rome to request permission to retire from Pope Benedict XVI. Instead, the introspective Pope summons his critic to discuss a secret that would eventually lead to Benedict's unprecedented resignation and Bergoglio's election. The Two Popes(2019)

While inspired by true events, much of the dialogue and the central meeting at Castel Gandolfo are fictionalized for dramatic effect. It premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in