''Our God's Brother'' (, , ) is a 1997 drama film co-written and directed by

Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He ...

. A co-production between Poland, Italy and Germany, it is based on a play by Karol Wojtyła, the future

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

, and it depicts real life events of priest and artist

Albert Chmielowski Albert Chmielowski (20 August 1845 – 25 December 1916) - born ''Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski'' - was a Polish people, Polish Third Order of Saint Francis, Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863. He was fou ...

. The film premiered out of competition at the 54th edition of the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

Plot

Cast

* Scott Wilson as

Adam Chmielowski Albert Chmielowski (20 August 1845 – 25 December 1916) - born ''Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski'' - was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863. He was founder of both the Albertine Brothers and Alb ...

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian and German actor. Primarily active in the United States, he gained international recognition for his portrayal of villainous and supporting roles in English-language films. His accolades i ...

Maksymilian Gierymski Maksymilian Dionizy Gierymski (1846 in Warsaw – 1874 in Reichenhall, Bavaria) was a Polish painter, specializing mainly in watercolours. He was the older brother of painter Aleksander Gierymski. As a seventeen-year-old boy, he participat ...

Wojciech Pszoniak Wojciech Zygmunt Pszoniak (Polish: ; 2 May 1942 – 19 October 2020) was a Polish film actor, film and theatre actor as well as theatre director and pedagogue. He received international recognition for portraying Moritz Welt in Andrzej Wajda's dra ...

as the Stranger *

Riccardo Cucciolla Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Sacco & Vanzetti' ...

as the Monk *

Grażyna Szapołowska Grażyna Szapołowska (; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress. Life and career She was born in Bydgoszcz. The father was of Latvian-Polish descent, and mother, Wanda, was Lithuanian-Polish descent. She has a sister, Lidia, ...

Helena Modjeska Helena Modrzejewska (; born Jadwiga Helena Mizel; October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909), known professionally in the United States as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish-American actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles. She was success ...

Jerry Flynn William Brenneman (born November 21, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by his ring name Jerry Flynn. Flynn is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling between 1996 a ...

as Lucjan * Andrey Rudenskiy as Stanisław Witkiewicz * Maciej Orlos as Jerzy * Jerzy Nowak as Anthony * Krzysztof Kumor as Wuj Józef *

Tadeusz Bradecki Tadeusz Bradecki (2 January 1955 – 23 January 2022) was a Polish actor and stage director. He died on 23 January 2022, at the age of 67. Biography He was born on 2 January 1955 in Zabrze. In 1977 he graduated from the Krakow Higher Theatre Sch ...

as the Theologue * Andrzej Deskur as Young Adam Chmielowski *

Piotr Adamczyk Piotr Aleksander Adamczyk (; born March 21, 1972) is a Polish film, television, voice and theatre actor. He is known for portraying pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin in the biographical film '' Chopin: Desire for Love'' (2002), Pope John Paul ...

as Hubert * Krzysztof Janczar as Wiktor

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* {{Authority control 1997 drama films 1997 films Polish drama films Italian drama films German drama films Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi Films based on plays 1990s biographical drama films Films scored by Wojciech Kilar