Love and Mercy: Faustina
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| Polish | Miłość i miłosierdzie |
| Directed by | Michał Kondrat |
| Written by | Elisa Bahr |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Faustina, Apostle of Mercy (Polish: Miłość i miłosierdzie) is a biographical, Polish documentary film directed by Michał Kondrat. It traces the life of Faustina Kowalska who was a nun of the Merciful Jesus and Polish mystic nicknamed "the apostle of divine Mercy".[1] The film premiered to cinemas in Poland on 29 March 2019.[2]
Synopsis
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Following the apparitions of Jesus in the 1930s, Sister Faustina had to disseminate messages of divine mercy to the world. Supported spiritually by the priest Michel Sopoćko and with the help of her visions, she will have the painting "Jesus, I trust in you" painted by the painter Eugeniusz Kazimirowski.[3]
Numerous interviews retrace the post-mortem events of Sister Faustina's work, from the prohibition of the worship of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus to her rehabilitation and the beatification of Sister Faustina in 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
Cast
[edit]- director:Michał Kondrat
- writer: Elisa Bahr
- Kamila Kaminska as Sister Faustyna Kowalska
- Janusz Chabior as Eugeniusz Kazimirowski
- Maciej Malysa as Father Michał Sopoćko
See also
[edit]- Divine Mercy: No Escape, a 1987 American film which also depicts the life of Faustina Kowalska
- Divine Mercy: Sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina ("In the Life of Sister Faustina"; Philippines, 1993)
- Faustina (Poland, 1995)
- The Last Appeal: The Life of Faustina The Apostle of Divine Mercy (2009)
References
[edit]- ^ Rupprecht, Hosea (5 December 2019). "Love and Mercy: Faustina". The Pilot. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ ""Miłość i Miłosierdzie" – Film Michała Kondrata w polskich kinach od 29 marca 2019" ["Love and Mercy" - Michał Kondrat's film in Polish cinemas from March 29, 2019]. Misericors (in Polish). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Love and Mercy: Faustina". loveandmercymovie.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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