In the Name of...

About In the Name of...

The contemporary story of a priest who launches a centre for troubled youth in a small parish. He is a good priest and is well-liked by his congregation, which remains unaware of his complicated past.

In the Name of... (2013) is a drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska. Its themes are male homosexuality, priest, homophobia, and catholic.

Andrzej Chyra takes the lead as ksiądz Adam, Mateusz Kościukiewicz as Łukasz, Maja Ostaszewska as Ewa, and Maria Maj as Matka Łukasza. It runs 102 minutes and was released in September 2013.

The screenplay is by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert.

Priest, Spotlight, and Being 17 make useful companions to In the Name of..., all filed under catholicism, catholic priest, and gay theme. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 106 votes and it carries a NR rating.