The Conversation – Tito vs Stepinac (Full Movie)

THE CONVERSATION (2022)
The only meeting between Tito and Stepinac turned into a historical drama

Plot:
The film reconstructs the only historically documented meeting between communist dictator Josip Broz Tito and Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac, the leader of the Catholic Church in Croatia. The meeting took place on June 4, 1945, at a crucial moment when Yugoslavia was becoming a communist state.

Key points of the film:

Tito pressures Stepinac to create a Croatian national church independent from the Vatican

Stepinac refuses and remains loyal to Rome and the Catholic faith

The film depicts the ideological conflict between communism and Catholicism

The punishment for disobedience: Stepinac's trial, imprisonment, and death under suspicious circumstances

Themes of faith, freedom, and persecution of the Church under a totalitarian regime

Reception:
IMDb rating: 6.3/10
The film is visually impressive and emotionally powerful, although critics note that Tito is portrayed too refined, and Stepinac too insecure — which many Croats and Catholics consider historically inaccurate.