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Martin Scorsese’s Pope Francis Film to Launch With Private Vatican Screening One Year After His Death; First-Look Images Revealed

The film includes Pope Francis’s last on-screen testimony and communities in Italy, Indonesia and The Gambia sharing their own stories.

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A new Martin Scorsese film titled 'Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis' is set to launch with a private Vatican screening on Tuesday.

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This Tuesday, the Vatican City will host a private screening of the film “Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis”. The premiere takes place exactly one year after the death of the Argentine pontiff, which took place on April 21, 2025, and represents a tribute to his educational and spiritual legacy through the lens of the acclaimed director Martin Scorsese. The documentary work focuses on the community film project promoted by Scholas Occurente…

This Tuesday will have its first private screening of the documentary Aldeas, the last dream of Pope Francis, directed by Martin Scorsese. It will be on April 21, a year after the death of the Argentine Pope, that the director will display this film in the Vatican. The film was shot shortly before the death of Francis [...] See more news in Indie Hoy.

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The renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese will premiere a new documentary that will reveal Pope Francis' last unpublished interview, recorded shortly before his death in 2025. The film, entitled Villages. A new story (also referred to as Villages, Pope Francis's last dream), will be presented at the Vatican in a special screening that coincides with the first anniversary of the death of the pontiff. Video: Martin Scorsese and Rodrigo Prieto Togethe…

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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