NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- Edward Berger's 2024 film, Conclave, adapted from Robert Harris' 2016 novel of the same name, is a riveting and thought-provoking thriller that delves into the insulated and inscrutable world of the Vatican during the sacred process of electing a new pope. Skilfully juxtaposing the sacred and the sinister, the film delves into the tension between faith and folly, spirituality and politics, tradition and modernity, and ethics and expediency.

Following the sudden and mysterious death of an unnamed pope - officially attributed to a heart attack but shrouded in suspicions of possible foul play - the responsibility of overseeing the papal conclave to elect a new pope falls on Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes), the...