The Jewish Cardinal

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• Genre(s): Drama, History
• Language(s): Français (French)
• Director(s): Ilan Duran Cohen
• Cast(s): Laurent Lucas, Aurélien Recoing, Audrey Dana, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Alex Skarbek See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 36min
• Music: Nathaniel Méchaly
• Award(s): Program 2013 (Won) Awards List
• Similar To: Benedetta, The Mad Women's Ball
• Story:
  The Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope John Paul II―and found a new platform to celebrate his dual identity as a Catholic Jew, earning him both friends and enemies from either group. When Carmelite nuns settle down to build a convent within the cursed walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger finds himself a mediator between the two communities―and he may be forced, at last, to choose his side.
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