CORPUS CHRISTI

by Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi, Pologne, 2019, 1h55, vostf)

starring Bartosz Bielenia, Eliza Rycembel, Aleksandra Konieczna, Tomasz Ziętek

20-year-old Daniel discovers a spiritual transformation while living in a Youth Detention Center. He wants to become a priest but this is impossible because of his criminal record. When he is sent to work at a carpenter’s workshop in a small town, on arrival he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of the young, charismatic preacher shakes things up in this small conservative community.