The Jewish Cardinal
Le métis de Dieu
Release: 2013-01-24
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 7.1
Drama
History
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
ARTE
A Plus Image 4
ARTE France Cinéma
Cast
Laurent Lucas
as Jean-Marie Lustiger
Audrey Dana
as Fanny
Alex Skarbek
as Père Kristof
Nathalie Richard
as La Mère Superiéure
Bruno Todeschini
as Théo Klein
Marie Beaujeux
as Charlotte
Aurélien Recoing
as Jean-Paul II
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
as Le père Julien
Jean-Noël Martin
as Monseigneur Courcoux
Henri Guybet
as Charles Lustiger