In the Name of

Film Info

Poland 2013 Director: Małgorzata Szumowska

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In the Name of

Synopsis

Father Adam takes over a small parish in the middle of nowhere. He organises a community centre for boys with a troubled past. His energy is appreciated, the locals accept him as one of their own. Everybody wants to be close to him, feeding off of his vitality and power, but no one knows he harbours his own secret. After meeting an eccentric and silent young man, a local pariah, Father Adam is forced to confront a long forgotten burden and passion. As the villagers’ worst suspicions are validated, Father Adam becomes an obvious enemy.

Cast & Crew

Director

Małgorzata Szumowska
Producer

Agnieszka Kurzydło
Screenwriter

Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Director of photography

Michał Englert
Main Cast

Andrzej Chyra, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Maja Ostaszewska, Łukasz Simlat
Editor (Cut)

Jacek Drosio
Sound

Maria Hilarecka, Krzysztof Stasiak
Original Score

Paweł Mykietyn, Adam Walicki
Production Design

Marek Zawierucha
Costume Design

Katarzyna Lewi ńska, Julia Jarza-Bratiniec

Director's comment

It’s strange, but I wanted to make a film about this kind of yearning for love, affection, closeness. It sounds trivial, but this feeling of somehow being torn from the inside, a feeling of being unfulfilled in contacts with other people, this great longing for something strong and powerful, was the starting point for me. I found a short note in a newspaper, about a boy, a young man really, who killed a priest in a very brutal way. Even though this story was completely different I suddenly got an idea, to tell a story about a priest who dares to love.