Filipino dub of 'Conclave' airing on Good Friday
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino dub of the Oscar-winning movie "Conclave" is airing on Philippine television this Good Friday.
As part of their Holy Week offerings, local channels Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and ALLTV will air the Filipino dub of "Conclave" this April 3 at 8:00 p.m.
It will follow the airing of "I Still Believe" about Christian singer Jeremy Camp and "An Inconvenient Love" starring Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano. After "Conclave" will be "Every Day."
This will mark the first time the film starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Sergio Castellitto, Carlos Diehz and Isabella Rossellini will appear on Philippine television.
Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris, the movie centers around a fictional conclave the elect the next pope, where the major contenders each have hidden secrets and controversies.
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Diehz's character Cardinal Vincent Benitez is Mexican in the film though in Harris' book the character is a Filipino.
"Conclave" directed by Edward Berger was well-received by critics and audiences alike, winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Viewership of the film spiked months after its wide release following the death of Pope Francis, leading to an actual conclave taking place in the Vatican.
Numerous cardinals reportedly watched the movie for visual insight about the conclave process including Robert Prevost, who was later elected as Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope.
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