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.
Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
Young Jorge Bergoglio
Cardinal Hummes
Lisabetta
Esther Ballestrine
Camerlengo
Cardinal Turkson
Cardinal Martini
Protodeacon Estevez
Father Yorio
Father Jalics
Roberto
Cardinal Arinze
Driver
Gandolfo Nun
Father Pepe
Papal Gardener
Nun
Protester
Protodeacon Tauran
Cardinal Quarracino
Military Assistant
Drug Dealer
Swiss Guard
Swiss Guard
Reporter
Reporter
Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Admiral Massera
Executive Producer
Producer
Director
Screenplay