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Our God's Brother (1997)

Our God's Brother poster
Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Genre
biographical film
Country
Italy, Poland
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Albert Chmielowski, a Polish priest and artist. It shows his spiritual journey and his work helping the poor.

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What happens

Our God's Brother (Polish: Brat naszego Boga, Italian: Fratello del nostro Dio, German: Die Farbe des Lebens) is a 1997 drama film co-written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. A co-production between Poland, Italy and Germany, it is based on a play by Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, and it depicts real life events of priest and artist Albert Chmielowski. The film premiered out of competition at the 54th edition of the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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