Conclave (12A)

★★★★ A papal thriller that treads on eggshells, Conclave is one of the year’s most deftly balanced films. Pulpy and pensive in equal measure. ~ Empire.

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The power of God. The ambition of men. Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini star in director Edward Berger's (All Quiet on the Western Front) Conclave which follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting 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.

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★★★★★ Ralph Fiennes gives one of the performances of the year as a cardinal assailed on all sides in Edward Berger’s elegant adaptation of Robert Harris’s Vatican bestseller. ~ The Observer.

★★★★★ Berger’s account of cardinals battling to be the new Pope is a thrilling succession story, and the Oscar-worthy astonishing Ralph Fiennes is simply hypnotic. ~ Evening Standard.

★★★★ A high-camp gripper, like the world’s most serious Carry On film. ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ ~ Financial Times.

★★★★ ~ The Irish Times.

★★★★ ~ Radio Times.

★★★★ ~ The Times.

★★★★ ~ Time Out.

★★★★ ~ The i.