Poland / Germany,
1990, 90 min
Directed by:
Krzysztof ZanussiCinematography:
Edward KlosinskiComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Christoph Waltz, Edward Zentara, Artur Barciś, Tadeusz Bradecki, Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Jerzy Stuhr, Andrzej Szczepkowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski (more)Plots(1)
After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941). (MUBI)
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![Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe - Posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/posters/166/406/166406491_cf8092.jpg)
Poland
![Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe - Posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/posters/162/618/162618464_0401a2.jpg)
international, festival and other
![Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe - Posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/posters/168/017/168017456_njkniu.jpg)