Film / 2019

The Cardinal

Name: The Cardinal
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-10-01
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Radu Botar, Ioachim Ciobanu, Cristian Iacob, Mircea Andreescu, Cristian Bota

Directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu

Drama

★ 8.7/10Audience rating

In the fifties, the leaders of the Greek-Catholic church are arrested and sent to the Sighet prison. The soviet regime has banned any church except the orthodox. Tortured and dehumanized, the only choices are conversion or death. The bishop Iuliu Hossu stands up in front of the torturers and through courage and stature becomes an inspiration for the other priests.

The story

In the fifties, the leaders of the Greek-Catholic church are arrested and sent to the Sighet prison.

The soviet regime has banned any church except the orthodox. Tortured and dehumanized, the only choices are conversion or death. The bishop Iuliu Hossu stands up in front of the torturers and through courage and stature becomes an inspiration for the other priests.