Conclave premiere at the BFI London Film Festival

Roxy Simons

·Entertainment Editor

11 October 2024 at 10:00 am

Conclave premiere at the BFI London Film Festival

Conclave had its star-studded premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Thursday, 10 October.

The drama has led to early awards buzz for its lead Ralph Fiennes, who plays Cardinal Lawrence a man at the heart of the Vatican's choosing of a new successor after the Pope dies. Based on Robert Harris' book of the same name, Conclave if full of surprises and betrayals brought to stunning life by All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger.

Fiennes dressed to the nines as he stepped out for the film's premiere alongside his co-stars Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini.

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