Francis, the pope who wants to change the world
Written and directed by Hugues Nancy
How did Pope Francis attempt to reform the Catholic Church like no pope before him? This film is a thriller set in the world's smallest, most secretive and arguably one of its most powerful states.
What if the election of Pope Francis was that miracle that the small Vatican State was no longer waiting for? What if the cardinals gathered in conclave had had a survival reaction in the face of the insurmountable difficulties besetting the Catholic Church? Telling the story of how Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected for the first time on television means telling the story of today's Church, with its clans, its power games and its unmentionable secrets. It also tells the story of the Church over the last forty years.
Directed by: Hugues Nancy
Writing: Hugues Nancy
Production: YAMI 2 - Christophe Nick
Broadcaster: France 2
Year of release: 2015
Duration: 2 x 60 min
Who is this pope, originally from South America, of Jesuit obedience, whom nobody knew before March 2013, and who called himself Francis? Answer in a major two-part documentary by Hugues Nancy - Le Figaro
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