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Susan STUMME

UNBELIEVABLE: Vatican thriller conclave drums up oscars buzz in toronto 89026abc cdf2 44e6 88af 56359a028760 - The Untold Story

British actor Ralph Fiennes is generating serious Oscars buzz with his performance in 'Conclave' (Credit: AFP)

How do Catholic cardinals choose a new pope? What happens in their closed-door meetings? That is the premise of Vatican thriller "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, which screened at the Toronto film festival on Sunday.

The fictionalized account of high-stakes Holy See horse-trading, based on a Robert Harris novel, imagines how the death of a pope sends the church's various factions into battle for its future.

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