The Shoes of the Fisherman
“From political prisoner to Pope.”
Drama
Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.
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A weighty, contemplative drama unfolds as a newly elected Pope grapples with global crises. It's a slow, deliberate film about faith, power, and the immense pressure of saving the world from the brink of war.
somberintrospectivetensesolemnslow-burnclassic dramapolitical thrillerperiod piecefaithpoliticsglobal conflictmorality
based on novel or bookvatican (holy see)poperoman catholic churchcatholicism
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