The blockbuster with 8 Oscar nominations that swept the board in 2025 and you can't miss: it premieres on June 27 on Movistar Plus+

This year's cinematic phenomenon, which garnered eight Academy Award nominations and took home the statuette for Best Adapted Screenplay, now plans to conquer living rooms: on June 27, it arrives on Movistar Plus+ after smashing the European box office and setting social media ablaze with its play on power, intrigue, and faith . Those looking for a summer plan of couch and blanket (or tablet by the pool) now have a candidate.

We're talking about Conclave , the film that recreates the hermetic ritual for electing a new pope and that has turned the halls of the Vatican into a pure House of Cards -style chessboard. Directed by Edward Berger , responsible for the multi-award- winning All Quiet on the Western Front , the film adapts the best-selling novel by Robert Harris and certifies the talent of screenwriter Peter Straughan , the recent winner of the 2025 Oscar.

The creative team wasn't content with just setting up sets: cameras and clapperboards roamed around baroque gems such as the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Villa Medici, and the Palazzo Barberini to bring visual grandeur to a top-notch cast. Ralph Fiennes heads the list of cardinals alongside Stanley Tucci , John Lithgow , Isabella Rossellini , and Sergio Castellitto , a cast that swept through awards season and perfectly embodies ecclesiastical suspense.

Secret alliances, old sins and a secret

The plot kicks into high gear with the sudden death of the pontiff and the call to a conclave. Cardinal Lawrence , played with magnetism by Fiennes, must lead a vote where nothing is as it seems: secret alliances, old sins, and a secret capable of shaking the foundations of the Church are revealed behind closed doors, while the white smoke is long in coming.

The cast is brimming with veteran talent. Tucci brings political savvy, Lithgow instils moral authority, Rossellini dazzles in a key role in the finale, and Castellitto provides the Italian counterpoint. Under Berger's direction and with Volker Bertelmann's score, the chemistry between the actors sustains a thriller that favors subdued tension over gimmickry .

Despite having won only one statuette out of the eight for which it was nominated, Conclave is, by right, the great film of 2025

Critics raved about the film. The Times called it "the ecclesiastical version of House of Cards ," while the specialized press praised Stéphane Fontaine's photography and the staging of a Vatican as majestic as it is disturbing. Its single Oscar win doesn't dampen the consensus: Conclave is a must-see for lovers of suspense, history, and impeccable performances .