Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
as Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
as Young Jorge Bergoglio
as Cardinal Hummes
as Lisabetta
as Esther Ballestrine
as Camerlengo
as Cardinal Turkson
as Cardinal Martini
as Protodeacon Estevez
as Father Yorio
as Father Jalics
as Roberto
as Cardinal Arinze
as Amalia Damonte
as Driver
as Gandolfo Nun
as Gandolfo Nun
as Paolo
as Unknown Priest
as Admiral Massera
as Captain Artiz
as Tonio
as Father Pepe
as Papal Gardener
as Slum Man
as Nun
as Amalia's Mother
as Father Mugica
as Ana Maria Careaga
as Father Dourron
as Lorenzo
as Luis
as Woman with News
as Fan
as American Journalist
as Peasant
as Peasant
as Old Man
as Poor Woman
as Protodeacon Tauran
as Cardinal Quarracino
as Protester
as Protester
as Protester
as Lisabetta's Husband
as Tango Club Boss
as Ricardo Capelli
as Military Assistant
as Military Assistant
as Tongui Soldier
as Drug Dealer
as Drug Dealer
as Drug Dealer
as Drug Dealer
as Swiss Guard
as Swiss Guard
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Himself (archive footage)
as Himself (archive footage)