In the Name of

Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska
Film Movement
2012
102 Minutes
Poland
Polish
Drama, LGBTQIA2S+, Thriller
Not Rated
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Adam is a Catholic priest who discovered his calling as a servant of God at the relatively late age of 21. He now lives in a village in rural Poland where he works with teenagers with behavioral problems who fight and yell abuse. He declines the advances of a young blonde named Ewa, saying he is already spoken for. However, celibacy is not the only reason for his rejection. Adam knows that he desires men and that his embrace of the priesthood has been a flight from his own sexuality. When he meets Lukasz, the strange and taciturn son of a simple rural family, Adam's self-imposed abstinence becomes a heavy burden.

Cast

  • Andrzej Chyra
  • Mateusz Kosciukiewicz
  • Lukasz Simlat
DVD Features

Bonus short: Summer Vacation, directed by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit

Sound: Stereo 2.0 and 5.1 Surround Sound

Discs: 1

  • Highest Rating
    "Magnetic! It's a film to be admired."
    Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily
  • Highest Rating
    "This is emphatically not a typical melodrama...and thank god for that!"
    Kevin Langson, The Edge San Francisco
  • Highest Rating
    "An understated, sensitive film!"
    David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle

Awards & Recognition

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