The Cardinal (2019)
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.
- Released
- 2019-10-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nicolae Mărgineanu
- TMDB rating
- 8.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Radu Botar as Iuliu Hossu
- Ioachim Ciobanu as Gardian Chitu
- Cristian Iacob as Samoil Marza
- Mircea Andreescu as Episcop
- Cristian Bota as Preot
- Richard Bovnoczki as Enache Viziran
- Radu Bânzaru as Directorul
- Maria Ploae as Otilia
- Remus Mărgineanu as Episcop
- Bogdan Nechifor as Preot
- Ioan Ionescu as Capitanul
- Toma Cuzin as Gardian