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Conclave (2024)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Conclave poster

Overview

After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Negative

Overview

After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film is a political thriller that objectively portrays the fierce ideological battle between liberal and conservative factions within the Catholic Church, reflecting broader contemporary political discourses without explicitly endorsing one side's viewpoint or solution.

The film features a diverse cast within the College of Cardinals, including an African Cardinal and a Nigerian nun, indicating intentional efforts to broaden representation. Its narrative directly engages with themes of racism, sexism, and the conflict between traditional and progressive values, highlighting complex social dynamics within the Vatican.

Secondary

Conclave features Cardinal Benítez, an intersex character who reveals being born with a uterus and ovaries and chose to remain as God made him. The film uses this to explore themes of gender identity, acceptance, and faith, challenging traditional norms within the Church. This progressive inclusion offers a positive and affirming portrayal of an LGBTQ+ issue.

The film features Cardinal Benítez, a character in a historically and canonically male-only role, who is revealed to be intersex. This portrayal introduces a non-binary element to a character in a strictly binary-gendered position, which counts as a gender swap under the provided definition.

Cardinal Benítez, described as Filipino in the source book, is portrayed as Mexican in the film. This constitutes a race swap as Filipino (Asian) and Mexican (often implying Mestizo/Indigenous American) represent distinct racial categories.

The film portrays the Catholic Church primarily as a secretive, complex institution driven by political intrigue during a papal election, rather than a devotional body. It highlights internal struggles and doubt, and is critiqued for misrepresenting Church teachings, using the religious setting as a backdrop for a political thriller.

Conclave does not feature any explicitly transsexual characters or specifically focus on the transsexual community. While it explores themes of identity and acceptance through an intersex character, Cardinal Vincent Benitez, these themes are distinct from transsexual identity as defined by the rubric. Therefore, the film's net impact on transsexual portrayal is N/A.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.3
Metacritic logo
7.9

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