The Jewish Cardinal (2013)

The Jewish Cardinal (2013)

2013-01-24 France 96 Min. PG-13
7.2 6 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Laurent Lucas is Jean-Marie Lustiger
Jean-Marie Lustiger
Aurélien Recoing is Jean-Paul II
Jean-Paul II
Alex Skarbek is Père Kristof
Père Kristof
Nathalie Richard is La Mère Superiéure
La Mère Superiéure
Bruno Todeschini is Théo Klein
Théo Klein
Jean-Noël Martin is Monseigneur Courcoux
Monseigneur Courcoux
Henri Guybet is Charles Lustiger
Charles Lustiger
Marie Beaujeux is Charlotte