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The Cardinal ( 2019 )

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

★9.5 /10 _(2.0)

98 min ● Oct 1, 2019 ● Romanian

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Radu Botar

Iuliu Hossu

Ioachim Ciobanu

Ioachim Ciobanu

Gardian Chitu

Cristian Iacob

Samoil Marza

Mircea Andreescu

Mircea Andreescu

Episcop

Cristian Bota

Preot

Richard Bovnoczki

Richard Bovnoczki

Enache Viziran

Radu Bânzaru

Directorul

Maria Ploae

Otilia

Remus Mărgineanu

Remus Mărgineanu

Episcop

Bogdan Nechifor

Bogdan Nechifor

Preot

Ioan Ionescu

Capitanul

Toma Cuzin

Gardian

Toma Enache

Priest Branzeu

Ovidiu Crișan

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