The Jewish Cardinal (2013)
Directed by Ilan Duran Cohen
Genres - Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Religious Drama |
Release Date - Apr 11, 2014 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Ilan Duran Cohen's drama The Jewish Cardinal is a biopic of Jean-Marie Lustiger (Laurent Lucas), a Polish Jew who continued to celebrate his Jewish heritage even when he decided to become Catholic. He enters the priesthood, and eventually rises to a position of power. He is eventually put in charge of mediating between Catholics and Jews in order to build a convent in Auschwitz.
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Cardinal, Catholicism, church, Jewish, Polish [nationality], priest
