''Sword of God'' (also called ''The Mute'') is a 2018 Polish film directed by
Bartosz Konopka
Bartosz is a Polish given name and a surname derived from Bartłomiej, the Polish cognate of Bartholomew.
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. Cinematography was done by
Jacek Podgorski
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The movie tells the story of a bishop named Willibrord (
Krzysztof Pieczyński) who is the only survivor of a party that evidently came to Christianize a population. He arrives by boat on an unnamed island where he is found, and nursed back to health, by another survivor of an earlier group, played by Karol Bernacki. They encounter a tribal society belonging to a different religion; Willibrord challenges their shaman to a "trial by fire" (walking across a bed of coals), which Willibrord survives, but the local priest does not. Willibrord is given permission by the chief to build a church, but may not enter the village. His partner, who doubts his intentions, sews his own mouth shut; some in the village see a prophet in him.
Production
Bartosz Konopka wrote the screenplay with Przemysław Nowakowski and Anna Wydra. The latter, through Otter Films, is also the film's producer. The film is co-produced by Odra Film from Poland Earlybirds Films from Belgium.
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External links
{{IMDb title, 7240616
Films about Christianity
Polish drama films