Corpus Christi

A story of a twenty-year-old Daniel. During his stay at a youth detention centre, he goes through a spiritual change and secretly dreams of becoming a priest. Once paroled, he makes friends with a parish priest of a small congregation. In the absence of the clergyman, Daniel makes use of the situation and begins to minister the town pretending to be a priest. His evangelistic methods prove controversial among the inhabitants. However, with time the teachings and charisma of the fake priest start making an impact on the people. This extremely original project in Polish and European cinema touches upon taboo subjects and brings up the question of social divisions and the complex spirituality of young people.

written by Mateusz Pacewicz
director of photography Piotr Sobociński jr.
music Evgueni & Sacha Galperine
production design Marek Zawierucha
costume design Dorota Roqueplo
make-up Aneta Brzozowska
sound Tomasz Wieczorek, Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński
edited by Przemysław Chruścielewski
casting by Konrad Bugaj, Paweł Czajor
cast Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Barbara Kurzaj, Tomasz Ziętek, Łukasz Simlat, Leszek Lichota, Zdzisław Wardejn
production Aurum Film
producers Aneta Hickinbotham, Leszek Bodzak
co-produced by Canal+, WFS Walter Film Studio, Podkarpacki Regionalny Fundusz Filmowy, Les Contes Modernes
creative producer Krzysztof Rak
production managers Robert Feluch, Anna Palka
co-financed by Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, CNC
distributed by Kino Świat