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- 2021
- TV-14
- Discovery+
- 1 h 56 m
- 2021
- TV-14
- Discovery+
- 1 h 56 m
Summary A film that shows us the world as it is today and a path to understanding a better future for tomorrow, through the remarkable work of Pope Francis. It is a search for hope, humanity, compassion, unity and redemption inside the darkness of our times.
- 2021
- TV-14
- Discovery+
- 1 h 56 m
- 2021
- TV-14
- Discovery+
- 1 h 56 m
Francesco
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Summary A film that shows us the world as it is today and a path to understanding a better future for tomorrow, through the remarkable work of Pope Francis. It is a search for hope, humanity, compassion, unity and redemption inside the darkness of our times.
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Generally Unfavorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
37
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
100% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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So while director Evgeny Afineevsky practically makes the case for Francis’ sainthood — immersing the viewer in a nonstop barrage of swelling violins and inspirational music, featuring interview after interview of people who have been touched personally by the pope — his bloated two-hour film leaves many unanswered questions.
This is another well-intentioned but syrupy and pointless hagiography.
Judged strictly as a movie, Francesco comes across as shapeless and secondhand — a missed opportunity to present a closer look at the daily work of being pope and perhaps to demystify elements of the papacy.
Afineevsky’s by-the-numbers, for-hire production feels unnecessary. Even if one can’t argue with its distilled message of loving thy neighbor, Francesco just serves to remind us of all the horrors unfolding simultaneously.
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Production Company
Afineevsky - Tolmor Production,
Diamond Docs,
Double Hope Films,
Francesco Docet Production,
PFX Postproduction & Visual Effects Studio,
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Release Date Mar 28, 2021
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating TV-14
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Awards
Christopher Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Kineo Awards, Italy
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
