CORPUS CHRISTI
POLAND
After leaving the violent Youth Detention Center, 20-year-old Daniel decides to pose as a parish priest, despite his lack of religious education. His spirit and passion inspire his small-town congregants, who have been unable to heal after the tragic accidental death of seven of their youth.
UNLIKELY
“Parasite” has this category locked up, so almost anything else is a non-starter. Even if that’s not the case and something does upset, it’ll likely be “Pain and Glory” and not “Corpus Christi.” The experts actually have it placed dead last, so the chances for it are not good.
POLAND
| 1963 (36th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Knife in the Water” | NOMINEE |
| 1966 (39th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Walls of Malapaga” | NOMINEE |
| 1974 (47th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Forbidden Games” | NOMINEE |
| 1975 (48th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Gervaise” | NOMINEE |
| 1976 (49th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Gates of Paris” | NOMINEE |
| 1979 (52nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “My Uncle” | NOMINEE |
| 1981 (54th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Black Orpheus” | NOMINEE |
| 2007 (80th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “La Vérité” | NOMINEE |
| 2011 (84th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Sundays and Cybele” | NOMINEE |
| 2014 (87th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Ida” | WON |
| 2018 (91st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Cold War” | NOMINEE |
RELEASE DATE
August 29, 2019
DIRECTOR
Jan Komasa
WRITTEN BY
Mateusz Pacewicz
STUDIO
Film Movement
Not Rated
DRAMA
116 minutes
OSCARS CHALLENGE
Viewed February 8, 2020
Streamed on MacBook Pro
FILMS LEFT
6
DAYS LEFT
2
