The Jewish Cardinal

7.1

96m

2013

Drama, History, TV Movie

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.

Starring

Laurent Lucas, Aurélien Recoing, Audrey Dana, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Alex Skarbek, Nathalie Richard, Bruno Todeschini, Jean-Noël Martin, Henri Guybet, Marie Beaujeux

Directed By

Ilan Duran Cohen