Powerful and compelling with a tour-de-force central performance, Corpus Christi is a disquietingly emotive journey of one man’s spiritual transformation and its impact on his immediate surrounds.
Finding God in juvenile detention, the heavy smoking, tattoed Daniel (Bartosz Bielenia – Prime Time, 25 Years of Innocence) leaves Warsaw for deadend work in a sawmill: his prison record prevents entry to train for the priesthood. But in a quiet regional village, the opportunity arises for the young ‘Father Tomasz’ to heal destructive divisions within the community. Unaware of his background, the townsfolk eventually succumb to the straight-talking youth as he overcomes self doubt and personal regret.
Directed by Jan Komasa (Suicide Room, Warsaw ’44), Corpus Christi is confronting in its exploration of faith yet its assured storytelling results in an accessible and deeply relatable narrative of redemption and atonement for both Daniel and the congregation.
Nominated for the 2020 best foreign language film Oscar.
Rating: 84%
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