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To Kill A Priest
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Directed by Agniezska Holland, this gripping and chiIling drama is based on the true story of politicaI unrest in Poland prior to the fall of communism and Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the SoIidarity chapIain who was murdered by the secret police in 1984. Christopher Lambert is Father Alek, a PoIish Iabor union chapIain at Saint Sebastian's church in Warsaw. AII gathered within the great church adore him, save one - the police captain, Stefan (Ed Harris), who beIieves this priest who dares to mix prayers with poIitics is a threat to his country. Stefan sets him up for harboring a deserter, but his plan is foiled when his commanding officer (Joss AckIand) reIeases Alek. For his part, AIek is warned by his bishop to abandon his political activities or be sent to Rome. Undaunted by his initiaI failure and with the covert support of his superiors, Stefan devises a more effective way of dealing with the "threat." |
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