POPIEŁUSZKO. WOLNOŚĆ JEST W NAS

In 1984 Jerzy Popiełuszko, widely known as the “Solidarność-Priest” for his role in the resistance against communism, was murdered by agents of the Polish internal intelligence agency. This feature film documents the cleric's life path from military service, to spiritual guidance for the Warsaw Steelworks strikers and the popular “masses for the fatherland”, in the process occasionally elevating the protagonist to the role of luminary. This film debut attracted over 1,3 million cinema viewers in Poland, evidence of the significant role that Popiełuszko and his violent death play in the collective historical consciencousness of contemporary Poland.