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Corpus Christi

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Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

Anchored by a “dynamically physical, wild-eyed performance” (The Hollywood Reporter) from newcomer Bartosz Bielenia, CORPUS CHRISTI is an incisive, darkly humorous, and “engrossing  exploration of faith, second chances and the possibility of atonement” (Screen).

After spending years in a Warsaw prison for a violent crime, 20-year-old Daniel is released and sent to a remote village to work as a manual laborer. The job is designed to keep the ex-con busy, but Daniel has a higher calling. Over the course of his incarceration he has found Christ, and aspires to join the clergy - but his criminal record means no seminary will accept him. When Daniel arrives in town, one quick lie allows him to be mistaken for the town’s new priest, and he sets about leading his newfound flock. Though he has no training, his passion and charisma inspire the community. At the same time, his unconventional sermons and unpriestly behavior raise suspicions among some of the townsfolk - even more so as he edges towards a dark secret that the community hasn't revealed in the confessional booth.

directed by: Jan Komasa
starring: Bartosz Bielenia, Eliza Rycembel, Aleksandra Konieczna, Tomasz Ziętek, Leszek Lichota, Łukasz Simlat
2019 / 116 min / 2.39:1 / Polish DTS-HD MA 5.1

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Making-of featurette
  • Short film Nice to See You by Jan Komasa
  • English subtitles

Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 4 reviews.

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Fantastic Film

"When people say all religious films are bad, I point them toward films like this that challenge beliefs rather than reinforcing them. We need more films like this."

— Jeremy B. (5/5)

A sharp, deeply human look at faith and forgiveness

"Bartosz Bielenia is fantastic, giving Daniel an intense, unreadable presence that makes his contradictions fascinating: compassionate one moment, volatile the next. Komasa wisely avoids easy answers, building toward a final burst of shocking violence that strips away any comforting notions of redemption. A thoughtful, morally messy film that lingers precisely because it refuses to tell us what to believe."

— Mitchell C. (4/5)

Corpus Christi

"Very well made and surprisingly engaging (for lack of a better word). Nice to see the short where the director started, and I will be watching Heel on Kanopy asap."

— Justin S. (4/5)

Powerful

"Good drama film. Intense scenes. You don’t know quite what’s gonna happen. Excellent cinematography"

— Maximillian G. (5/5)

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