by Edward Berger
After the Pope’s death, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is appointed to lead the conclave and find a new Pope. The sacred walls of the Vatican are the setting for a fierce power struggle between conservatives and progressives, as well as between Italians and internationalists. Cardinal Lawrence soon realises that the late Pope had been hiding a secret from them. Two years after ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, director Edward Berger returns to the Zurich Film Festival with a gripping, Oscar-worthy thriller based on Robert Harris' bestseller. The film offers a glimpse of a profane working Vatican, far from the glamour.