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A breathless race through candlelit churches and secret archives, mixing puzzle-solving with ticking-clock dread and grand operatic stakes.
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Conclave
A hushed, riveting procedural of whispers and locked rooms, where quiet men argue power and faith while doubt gnaws at every certainty.
About 2024 film by Edward Berger
Genres drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by Edward Berger
Written by Peter Straughan
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, Sergio Castellitto, Merab Ninidze, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O'Byrne
Music Hauschka
Runtime 121 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
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