Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Wim Wenders / Switzerland, Vatican City, Italy, Germany, France / 2018 / Czech Premiere / 96 min.
synopsis
A documentary looking at Pope Francis’ personality. The first Latin American pope in history expresses his largely progressive views on poverty, death, Church scandals and other social topics. The film also deals with the figure of St. Francis of Assisi whose name was adopted by the current Pope.
biography
The renowned German filmmaker Wim Wenders (b. 1945) has been a three-time Oscar nominee for his documentaries Buena Vista Social Club (1998, Ji.hlava IDFF 2000), Pina (2011, Ji.hlava IDFF 2011) and Le Sel de la Terre (2014).
more about film
| director: | Wim Wenders |
| producer: | Andrea Gambetta, Samanta Gandolfi Branca, Alessandro Lo Monaco |
| script: | Wim Wenders |
| photography: | Lisa Rinzler |
| editing: | Maxine Goedicke |
| music: | Laurent Petitgirard |
contact
CINEMART / Adina Hrušková / Národní 60/28 / Praha / Česká republika / +420 221 105 230 / hruskova@cinemart.cz / www.cinemart.cz
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Special Event |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | German, Italian, English, Spanish |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
| simultaneous interpreting: | cz |
Info
| director: | Wim Wenders |
| original title: | Pope Francis: A Man of His Word |
| country: | Switzerland, Vatican City, Italy, Germany, France |
| year: | 2018 |
| running time: | 96 min. |
