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It's December 31, 1999. At a Polish television station, a jaded TV presenter hosts a show counting down to the new millennium. In the midst of the live broadcast, 20-year-old Sebastian suddenly enters the studio. He's armed with a gun and possibly explosives—his goal to hijack the airwaves. That's the setup for the…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some intense first footage from Prime Time, the Polish feature which is set to debut in Sundance’s World Cinema – Dramatic program this year. The movie stars Bartosz Bielenia, who shot to prominence with a breakout turn in Jan Komasa’s well received Corpus Christi, which was Oscar nominated last…

Poland’s official entry for Best Foreign Language at this year’s Oscars is the Jan Komasa-directed Corpus Christi, which tells the story of Daniel, a 20-year-old freshly out of a juvenile detention center who goes to a village and impersonates a priest — and the townspeople buy it. This may sound like a comedy, but it…

In the Polish film Corpus Christi, Bartosz Bielenia plays Daniel, a 20-year-old freshly out of a juvenile detention center who goes to a village and impersonates a priest — and the townspeople buy it. The story may seem far-fetched, but it’s actually inspired by true events: Daniel experiences a spiritual…

Poland's Oscar submission this year for Best International Feature Film, Corpus Christi was inspired by real events that one would never think are real. Directed by Jan Komasa, from a script by Mateusz Pacewicz, the drama centers on Daniel (Bartosz Bielenia), a 20-year-old who experiences a spiritual awakening while…