After a court order sends him to work at a hospice, an ex-criminal strikes up a friendship with a compassionate priest who changes his life.
Acting
Ogrodnik and Trojan's chemistry—gruff meets grace, perfection.
Direction
Jaroszek lets silences do the heavy lifting.
Writing
Based on real Father Kaczkowski; authenticity bleeds through.
Director
Daniel Jaroszek
Dawid Ogrodnik
Jan Kaczkowski
Piotr Trojan
Patryk Galewski
Grażyna Bułka
Jadwiga
Maria Pakulnis
Hanna
Joachim Lamża
Roman Zalewski
Marta Stalmierska
Żaneta
Jakub Nosiadek
'Pablo'
Anna Dymna
Helena Kaczkowska
Witold Dębicki
Józef 'Ziuk' Kaczkowski
Magdalena Czerwińska
Magda
Michał Kaleta
Filip Kaczkowski
Feliks Szajnert
Archbishop
Jurek Owsiak
Jerzy Owsiak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Father Jan Kaczkowski was a real Polish hospice pioneer; the film sparked national conversations about palliative care dignity.
Dawid Ogrodnik spent weeks in an actual hospice preparing; Trojan shadowed ex-convict support groups.
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