A cardinal is appointed the new pope, but refuses to accept the job. His fellow clerics, having already announced the succession, hire a psychiatrist to get him to change his mind, but their would-be leader soon flees the Vatican incognito to spend some time around ordinary people. Drama, starring Michel Piccoli and Jerzy Stuhr. In Italian, German, Latin, English, Spanish, Polish and French.

The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.