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Rafal Wieczynski helmed this docudrama account of legendary yet ill-fated Polish priest Jerzy Popieluszko, best known as the foremost champion of the anti-Communist Solidarity movement, or Solidarnosc. Despite attaining heroic status in many sectors, Popieluszko also drew wrath from the Communist government and fell prey to an uncommonly violent death at the hands of three Polish Security Service officers in October 1984. This film dramatically recreates the major events of Popieluszko's life, with Adam Woronowicz portraying the martyr, Joanna Szczepkowska as Roma Szczepkowska, and Antoni Krolikowski as Grzegorz Przemyk.