Corpus Christi | |
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1 Nomination | |
Year | 2019 |
Director | Jan Komasa |
Writer | Mateusz Pacewicz |
Starring | Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel |
92nd Academy Awards |
Corpus Christi is a 2019 Polish drama directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz. It premiered at 2019 Venice Film Festival. It was also shown in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. At Venice Film Festival, the film won the Europa Cinemas Label Award and the Edipo Re Inclusion Award. It was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards,[11] making the final nomination.
Nominations
- Best International Feature Film — Jan Komasa
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Inspired by real events. Daniel has a spiritual awakening while serving his sentence in a youth detention center for second degree murder, but his criminal background prevents him from becoming a priest once he is released. After leaving the youth detention center, he is mistakenly taken as a priest and after that, consequently pretending to be a priest, begins to provide sacramental ministry in a small parish.
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