Stop reading right now if you haven't seen "Conclave" — we'll be discussing the entire plot and ending here, so spoilers are coming!
When the Oscar nominations were announced in January, it wasn't particularly surprising to see Edward Berger's drama "Conclave" among 2025's Best Picture nominees. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris with a screenplay penned by Peter Straughan, "Conclave" focuses on a group of cardinals at the Vatican who must assemble in the titular conclave to elect a new pope after the previous one passes away, with a particular spotlight given to Cardinal Thomas Lawrence. Just as the conclave is about to begin, however, an unexpected cardinal — Vincent Benitez (Carlos Diehz), a Mexican-born cardinal who works as the Archbishop of Kabul in Afghanistan — joins the fray, shaking things up as the powerful men of faith fight over who gets to control the future of the Catholic church.
When the Oscar nominations were announced in January, it wasn't particularly surprising to see Edward Berger's drama "Conclave" among 2025's Best Picture nominees. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris with a screenplay penned by Peter Straughan, "Conclave" focuses on a group of cardinals at the Vatican who must assemble in the titular conclave to elect a new pope after the previous one passes away, with a particular spotlight given to Cardinal Thomas Lawrence. Just as the conclave is about to begin, however, an unexpected cardinal — Vincent Benitez (Carlos Diehz), a Mexican-born cardinal who works as the Archbishop of Kabul in Afghanistan — joins the fray, shaking things up as the powerful men of faith fight over who gets to control the future of the Catholic church.
- 2/17/2025
- by Nina Starner
- Slash Film
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