Call Me Francis
2016 · Netflix · 50 min · 1 season
S01E04 · The Listening Heart
Fri, 16 Dec, 11:00 pm
Jorge plays intermediary between the government and armed citizens of the slums. Years later, he is close to retirement when Pope Benedict XVI resigns.
About
Call Me Francis is a 4 part biographical miniseries that chronicles Pope Francis' life, his controversial political leanings, his remarkable humanitarian work and his ascent to Papacy starring Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán and Muriel Santa Ana. The miniseries opens with Jorge Mario Bergoglio's early years in Buenos Aires in the 1960's and depicts his journey through the height of Argentina's "Dirty Wars" during the 70's and 80's, culminating in his appointment as Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope in history, in 2013.
Episodes
- E01
The Jesuit
Fri, 16 Dec· 50 minJorge begins his life as a Jesuit in an unexpected way. A politically-divided country creates challenges as his religious calling unfolds.
- E02
Neither Dead, nor Alive
Fri, 16 Dec· 51 minPeople are routinely disappeared by the government, including Jorge's close friends. He tries to balance his conscience with his institutional duties.
- E03
Knots
Fri, 16 Dec· 49 minJorge continues to suffer losses before moving to Germany. A religious experience there helps him heal, and he is offered a new position back home.
- E04
The Listening Heart
Fri, 16 Dec· 51 minJorge plays intermediary between the government and armed citizens of the slums. Years later, he is close to retirement when Pope Benedict XVI resigns.
Cast
Rodrigo De la Serna
Father Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis