EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features’ Edward Berger directed papal drama, Conclave, is opening the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival on Thursday, October 3.
The Ralph Fiennes-starring feature, which delves into the enigmatic world of a papal conclave, is already set to make its international premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month; Deadline hears the pic will be making its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival that begins at the end of this week.
Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.
Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.
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