Corpus Christi (2019)

Original title

Boże Ciało

Directed by

Jan Komasa

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Poland

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 613 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets out of a youth detention center and impulsively poses as a priest in a small town. He finds himself drawn into the community and its struggles, especially a local tragedy.

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What happens

Corpus Christi (Polish: Boże Ciało) is a 2019 drama film directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz. An international co-production between Poland and France, the film stars Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Ziętek, Leszek Lichota, and Łukasz Simlat. Inspired by real-life events, it follows a 20-year-old man who experiences a spiritual transformation while living in a youth detention center. The film had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2019, and was theatrically released in Poland on 11 October 2019, by Kino Świat. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $10.9 million worldwide against a $1.3 million budget. At the 22nd Polish Film Awards, it earned a leading fifteen nominations and won in eleven categories, including Best Film. It also earned four nominations at the 33rd European Film Awards and was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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