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Conclave: How the film sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen

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On Wednesday 7 May , 134 cardinals will begin the process of electing a successor to Pope Francis .

The papal conclave will take place entirely behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel.

In real life, an unknown cardinal - secretly appointed by the late pope - is catapulted into the fray.

The film invokes an "incredible, introspective atmosphere" and sense of withdrawal from the world.

Prof Rowlands says the film provides a peak behind a process, with all elements of human nature and human life in it: "Loss. grief, ambition, fear, temptation, courage." She adds: "It's a very, very human thing, a conclave... It's got a divine purpose to it, but it's a very human thing.".

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77

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73

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62

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informal

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English

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53

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short-lived

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