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How accurate is Conclave? What the film gets right – and wrong – about choosing a new pope
Edward Berger's Conclave is a fictional take on the closed-door process of appointing a new pontiff, which is set to begin for real in the Vatican on 5 May. So how accurately does the Oscar-winning film depict the real process?
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A conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on 5 May. Pic: AP
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The film's depiction of cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. Pic: Focus Features/Shutterstock
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Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini. Pic: Focus Features 2024
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Pic: Philippe Antonello/Focus Features 2024
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Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell is the camerlengo. Pic: Reuters
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re is the dean of the College of Cardinals. Pic: Reuters
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