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The Cardinal
“In the fifties, the leaders of the Greek-Catholic church are arrested and sent to the Sighet prison.”
87%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
The Cardinal (2019) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Cardinal (2019) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 statu… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Cardinal 87% (3 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2019-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 8.7
- TMDB ID
- 701595
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Is there an official trailer for The Cardinal?
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What is The Cardinal about?
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 c... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Cardinal?
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How long is the movie The Cardinal?
The official runtime for The Cardinal is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- R
Radu Botar
Iuliu Hossu
Ioachim Ciobanu
Gardian Chitu
Cristian Iacob
Samoil Marza
Mircea Andreescu
Episcop
Cristian Bota
Preot
Richard Bovnoczki
Enache Viziran
Radu Bânzaru
Directorul
Maria Ploae
Otilia
Remus Mărgineanu
Episcop
- B
Bogdan Nechifor
Preot
Ioan Ionescu
Capitanul
Toma Cuzin
Gardian
- T
Toma Enache
Priest Branzeu
Ovidiu Crișan
Ofiterul Politic
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