The Jewish Cardinal (2013)
January 24, 2013
Drama, History, TV Movie
1h 36m
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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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Ilan Duran Cohen
- Jean-Marie Lustiger Laurent Lucas
- Jean-Paul II Aurélien Recoing
- Fanny Audrey Dana
- Le père Julien Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
- Père Kristof Alex Skarbek
- La Mère Superiéure Nathalie Richard
- Théo Klein Bruno Todeschini
- Monseigneur Courcoux Jean-Noël Martin
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Keywords
- biography
- religion