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Movie · 1968

The Shoes of the Fisherman

From political prisoner to Pope.

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Religious political drama Cold war tension Institutional power Burdened leadership Moral dilemma Spiritual crisis

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Release
1968
Runtime
162 min

Synopsis

Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.

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