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The Jewish Cardinal

The Jewish Cardinal

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 24, 2013

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, History, TV Movie

User Score

72%

Original Title

Le métis de Dieu

Production Companies

ARTE, A Plus Image 4, ARTE France Cinéma

Director

Ilan Duran Cohen

Description

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.