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Minujín: "Two Popes" does not evade the darkest moment of Pope Francis

Miami, Dec 16 (EFE / EPA) .- Juan Minujín feels the responsibility of being the first to tell the influence of the horrors of the Argentine dictatorship in the life of Pope Francis when he was still Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio, whom he embodies in the movie "The two Popes" and that Netflix premieres on its platform on Friday.IMAGES: EFEImages: statements by actor Juan Minujín.TRANSLATION1. "I think it will have a good impact in Argentina, especially because it does not evade the darkest moment of Bergoglio's life, but it goes through it, and I think the film will have a good impact"2. "Yes, I got something out of the family experience in the sense that you always put something personal emotionally in those characters. I was very grateful when I read the script that all that was in there, and that it wasn't just about the Pope and that everything was peaches and cream, but also the darkest part were there ...and that dark part is what he later regrets and changes and goes through a whole emotional process"3. "It was exciting to go back to London, go back to London and go to the same places where I worked as a living statue when I was a student in the '90s and come back with a great movie, and go to the hotel and chat with Jonathan and Fernando, the truth is that it was incredible, it was very exciting "4. "I think so, that the marginal greatly boosted my career, not only in Argentina but regionally and largely thanks to Netflix, because if it had only been a project of an Argentine television channel it would have been smaller. And as for to my work as a director, too, because I released "Cowboy" and Netflix years later bought the movie and now many people write to me because they see it, which means that Netflix multiplies and expands our work"