The power and the glory of "Corpus Christi" reside in the film's leading man, whose ineffable combination of wildness and purity makes for an absolutely electrifying central performance.

It's Shane, with more vodka and fewer horses. It's as Polish as a cabbage roll, yet startlingly universal.

Even when events get intense, even violent, and they do, there's nothing abrupt. "Corpus Christi" never erupts. It unfolds.

Bielenia's interpretation perfectly conveys the spontaneity and non-judgmental approach that many believers would expect from the Church. Once again after Suicide Room (2011) and Warsaw 44 (2014), Komasa has made the best out of young and loud characters