WriterAnthony McCartenhaspreviously admittedthat the story is based on speculation around what such a meeting would be like.

Or, better yet, is it possible to change without losing sight of our core values?

Rather than offering easy answers,the filmargues that dialogue is the vital pathway toward understanding and reconciliation.

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as popes Benedict XVI and Francis in The Two Popes

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As afellow South American, Meirelles understands that.

What Meirelles also understands is how important it is for South America to tackle Bergoglio’s own history.

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as popes Benedict XVI and Francis in The Two Popes

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The Two Popes

Jonathan Pryce