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Corpus Christi

Sinner. Preacher. A Mystery.

7.6 / 10

116 minutes

2019-09-10

Polish

FR

Actors :

Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Ziętek, Barbara Jonak, Leszek Lichota, Łukasz Simlat, Zdzisław Wardejn, Anna Biernacik, Lidia Bogaczówna, Bogdan Brzyski, Malwina Brych, Juliusz Chrząstowski, Radoslaw Ciucias, Mateusz Czwartosz

Description

A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.

Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

6/23/2021, 3:58:42 PM

'Corpus Christi' isn't just a movie about dreams and deceit, with sweeping beautiful images of the Polish countryside - it's a powerful story of salvation, sacrifice, damnation, retribution and redemption. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-corpus-christi-dreams-deceit-and-salvation

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/30/2024, 1:35:11 PM

There's a scene at the top of this film that really does make you wince - especially if you're a boy!! Thereafter, it's an engaging drama about "Daniel" (Bartosz Bielenia). He's at a juvenile detention centre where he helps out the priest with their masses and is keen on taking up the priesthood as a profession. Thing is, he's not detained for sticking chewing gum to a park bench so that avenue is...