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Directed by | Edward Berger |
Screenplay by | Peter Straughan |
Based on | Conclave by Robert Harris |
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Cinematography | Stéphane Fontaine |
Edited by | Nick Emerson |
Music by | Volker Bertelmann |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[2] |
Box office | $98.4 million[3][4] |
Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. In the film, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) organises a conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates.
After premiering at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024, Conclave was released in theatres in the United States by Focus Features on 25 October and in the United Kingdom by Black Bear UK on 29 November. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, directing, screenplay, and cinematography. The film has grossed $98.4 million worldwide on a $20 million production budget.
Conclave was named one of the top 10 films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.[5] Among other accolades, it received a leading twelve nominations at the 78th British Academy Film Awards winning four – the joint-most of the evening – for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing, as well as eight nominations at the 97th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), and six at the Golden Globe Awards (winning Best Screenplay).
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