Popieluszko: Freedom is Within Us

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| director = Rafal Wieczynski

| writer = Rafal Wieczynski

| producer = Julita Swiercz Wieczynska

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| music = Pawel Sydor

| cinematography = Grzegorz Kedzierski

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| released = {{Film date|2009}}

| runtime = 148 minutes

| country = Poland

| language = Polish

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Popieluszko: Freedom is Within Us ({{langx|pl|Popiełuszko. Wolność jest w nas}}) is a 2009 Polish film written and directed by Rafal Wieczynski. This film is based on real life events of Polish Catholic priest Jerzy Popiełuszko.{{cite news|title= Invitations to the screening of "Popiełuszko. Freedom is within us". The review "History in Film" is ongoing [WATCH THE TRAILER]|url=https://kielce.tvp.pl/82973150/zaproszenia-na-seans-popieluszko-wolnosc-jest-w-nas-trwa-przeglad-historia-w-filmie-zobacz-zwiastun |accessdate=7 May 2025|work=TVP3 Kielce|date=15 October 2024}}{{cite news|title= Popiełuszko. Freedom Is Within Us – Rafał Wieczyński|url=https://culture.pl/en/work/popieluszko-freedom-is-within-us-rafal-wieczynski |accessdate=7 May 2025|work=culture.pl|date=February 2009}}{{cite news|title= Adam Woronowicz: Father Popiełuszko restored dignity to ordinary people [our interview]|url=https://pl.aleteia.org/2019/10/19/adam-woronowicz-ks-popieluszko-przywracal-godnosc-zwyklym-ludziom-wywiad |accessdate=8 May 2025|work=culture.pl|date=8 May 2025}}

Plot

The movie focuses the life of a priest, who was martyred by three secret police who support communism in Poland.

Cast

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  • Adam Woronowicz as Jerzy Popiełuszko
  • Artur Balczynski as Young Wladyslaw Popieluszko, Jerzy's father
  • Adam Biedrzycki as Father Adam
  • Teresa Bielinska as Nun
  • Witold Bielinski as Army Officer
  • Katarzyna Boguslawska as Ambulance Dispatcher
  • Kazimierz Borowiec as Wladyslaw Popieluszko, Jerzy's father
  • Filip Budweil as Corporal
  • Dorota Calek as Sister Gertruda

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  • Szymon Cempura as Father Lewandowski
  • Kacper Kuniawka as Józef Popieluszko, Jerzy's brother
  • Alina Chechelska as Marianna Popieluszko, Jerzy's mother
  • Agnieszka Jaworska as Young Marianna Popieluszko, Jerzy's mother
  • Karolina Demianiuk as Grandmother
  • Piotr Duda as SB Agent
  • Wojciech Solarz as Florian
  • Agata Piotrowska as Agata Piotrowska-Mastalerz, prosecutor
  • Pope John Paul II as himself (archival footage; uncredited)
  • Wojciech Jaruzelski as himself (archival footage; uncredited)

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References

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