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After the beloved pope suddenly dies of a heart attack, the College of Cardinals meets in isolation for a papal conclave, the most secretive election in the world, to choose a new pope. They are led by Cardinal Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) who must make sure everything is fair.
After voting, several front-runners emerge, including Cardinals Bellini (Stanley Tucci) of the Vatican, Trembley of Montreal (John Lithgow), Tedesco of Venice (Sergio Castellitto) and Adeyemi of Nigeria (Lucian Msamati), who could become the first African pope in history. Each has his own agenda - and his own compromising secrets that, if revealed, could block the path to the most powerful office in the Catholic Church.
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After the beloved pope suddenly dies of a heart attack, the College of Cardinals meets in isolation for a papal conclave, the most secretive election in the world, to choose a new pope. They are led by Cardinal Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) who must make sure everything is fair.
After voting, several front-runners emerge, including Cardinals Bellini (Stanley Tucci) of the Vatican, Trembley of Montreal (John Lithgow), Tedesco of Venice (Sergio Castellitto) and Adeyemi of Nigeria (Lucian Msamati), who could become the first African pope in history. Each has his own agenda - and his own compromising secrets that, if revealed, could block the path to the most powerful office in the Catholic Church.
As shocking revelations and Machiavellian machinations threaten to derail the proceedings, Lawrence struggles with his conscience and his burgeoning doubts about his own purpose. When he learns that the late pope had secrets of his own, his sense of duty compels him to try to discover them, but nothing prepares him for a final shocking twist.