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Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
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LIFE FOR LIFE: MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

Życie za życie

Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Poland, Germany, 1991
Biography, Drama

Synopsis

After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941).

Synopsis

After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941).

Our take

Along with Roman Polanski and Krzysztof Kieślowski, the award-winning Krzysztof Zanussi is one of the most important Polish auteurs of his generation. This story, inspired by a real-life priest’s act, is an incisive observation of the place of faith and the Catholic Church during WWII in Poland.