Focus Features has premiered the official trailer for “Conclave,” the new film from “All Quiet on the Western Front” director Edward Berger.
Based on the book by Robert Harris (“The Ghost,” “Fatherland”) and adapted by Peter Straughan, the story follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – the selection of a new Pope.
Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph 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.
Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini co-star.
The film was shot in early 2023 and is now set for a U.S. theatrical release on November 1st.
