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Film · 2018

Clergy

Original titleKler

Directed by Wojciech Smarzowski · starring Andrzej Konopka, Iwona Bielska and Arkadiusz Jakubik

  • 2 h 13 min
  • 18
  • Drama
  • Poland
  • Released in the UK 11 October 2018
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Synopsis

After a tragic event, three Catholic priests see their lives bond together. Now, the three of them reunite every year to commemorate they are still alive. Each one of them has a very different life. The first one, Lisowski, works in the curia of a big city and dreams everyday of going to The Vatican. His biggest problem is that there is a top Church official that is using his political influence to build in the country a huge sanctuary and he stands in Lisowski's way. The second priest, Trybus, is a rural man. He works in a small community and gives everything to the poor and the weak. The third one, Kukula, is not doing good. Despite his faith, he loses confidence in his parishioners overnight. Very soon, the three priests' stories will join once again.

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The essentials

Runtime
133 min2 hours and 13 minutes
Box office
£1min UK
Rating
18Suitable only for adults
How long is Clergy?
2 hours and 13 minutes (133 minutes).
When was Clergy released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 11 October 2018.
Who directed Clergy?
Wojciech Smarzowski.
Who is in Clergy?
It stars Andrzej Konopka, Iwona Bielska, Arkadiusz Jakubik and Jacek Braciak.
Where can I watch Clergy?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Netflix.
How much did Clergy make?
It took £1 million in UK.
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Cast

Full cast (15)
Director
Wojciech Smarzowski
Writers
Wojciech Smarzowski

Videos and trailers

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'Clergy' Trailer 2:251 October 2018

Photos and posters

All 15 photos

Reviews

All 2 reviews

What the critics say 6.0, from one outlet

  • 6.0 The GuardianMike McCahill Yet if Smarzowski can?t quite achieve the straight-ahead rhetorical force of Pablo Larraín?s 'The Club', he gets close while the haunting central performances provide their own altogether grim… Read
  • CriticRichard Lewis It?s an interesting and topical film made by the leading faces of Polish cinema and will only increase the growing stature of Polish film around the world. It holds no punches and has got people… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • UK £1m

Soundtrack

All 3 songs
  1. Deszcze niespokojneAdam Walacinski
  2. Maria ma synaKazik Staszewski, Kazik Staszewski
  3. Z tej biednej ziemiAleksander Zinic

Trivia

  • Gdynia Polish Film Festival

    The film projection in Gdynia film festival ended up with a huge applause from the audience, which should have awarded the film the Popular Award, but that year in particular the festival decided not not grant that award given some "organizational reasons". The film created an enormous polemic in Poland due to the acts that some priests commit in it.

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