This film, based on Robert Harris’s 2016 thriller of the same title, centers on a British cardinal (a sensational Ralph Fiennes), and a campaign for a new pope.

This film, based on Robert Harris’s 2016 thriller of the same title, centers on a British cardinal (a sensational Ralph Fiennes), and a campaign for a new pope.
After film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto, a slate of contenders has emerged. Still, there are few front-runners.
And other cultural predictions based on movies that played at the Toronto International Film Festival, including Pedro Almodóvar’s latest.