Corpus Christi

Boże Ciało, 2019, 116 min.

Awards

2020
Oscar Nominations in Best International Feature Film Category

Palm Springs IFF
Young Cineastes Award for Best Film
FIPRESCI Award for Best Actor for Bartosz Bielenia

2019
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
Piotr Lazarkiewicz Award for Young Talent for Bartosz Bielenia

Chicago International Film Festival
Silver Hugo for Best Actor for Bartosz Bielenia

CinEast
Critics’ Prize
Special Jury Prize

El Gouna Film Festival
Silver Star
Best Actor for Bartosz Bielenia

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Best Foreign Film

Minsk International Film Festival
Best Director
Audience Award; Special Jury Prize

Polish Film Festival
Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Screenpaly
Best Supporting Actress for Eliza Rycemble
Crystal Star Elle and Discovery of the Festival for Bartosz Bielenia

Stockholm Film Festival
Best Actor for Bartosz Bielenia

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Best Film

Venice Film Festival
Best Film
Label Europa Cinemas Best Film

Production

Director		Jan Komasa
Screenplay		Mateusz Pacewicz
Cinematography		Piotr Sobocinski Jr
Music		Galperin Brothers
Production Design		Marek Zawierucha
Producer		Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Hickinbotham

Cast

Daniel		Bartosz Bielenia
Sacristan Woman		Aleksandra Konieczna
Eliza		Eliza Rycembel
„Pinczor”		Tomasz Zietek
Widow		Barbara Kurzaj
Mayor		Leszek Lichota
Priest		Zdzislam Wardejn
Priest Tomasz		Lukasz Simlat

Story

Corpus Christi is the story of a 20-year-old Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation while living in a Youth Detention Center. He wants to become a priest but this is impossible because of his criminal record. When he is sent to work at a carpenter’s workshop in a small town, on arrival he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of the young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened there.