Gates to Paradise (1968)

Directed by

Andrzej Wajda

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, United Kingdom, Poland

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In medieval France, a group of young people join a children's crusade to the Holy Land. The film examines the different personal reasons that drive each of them to seek religious glory.

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What happens

Gates to Paradise (also known as Vrata Raja) is a 1968 film by Polish director Andrzej Wajda and starring Lionel Stander, Ferdy Mayne and Mathieu Carrière. The film is set in medieval France and is based on the 1960 novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski that seeks to expose the motives behind youthful religious zeal. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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