\u00bbI thought the idea of love between a priest and a young man very interesting and decided straightaway that I would not make a film about sexual abuse or paedophilia. If I had done so, then people would have had to pass judgment on the character. However, I wanted to understand him and tackle the topic at a more tender and perceptive level rather than merely attacking Catholics, the church or the priests. I wanted a character that is credible and human. Everybody tries to talk about the lack of love, of loneliness, but that between a priest and a young man is much more dramatic because this love \u2013 and especially homosexual desire \u2013 is not allowed in the eyes of God.\u00ab
\n\u2013 Ma\u0142go\u015bka Szumowska<\/p>\n
Adam, a Catholic priest who discovered his vocation only later in life, is appointed to a village in rural Poland where he works with teenagers with behavioural problems. This is a man\u2019s world full of testosterone, rowdy youths who fight and yell, alcohol and other forbidden things. He declines the advances of a young woman named Ewa, saying he is already spoken for. However, celibacy is not the only reason for his rejection. Adam is homosexual and his decision to become a priest was also a flight from his own sexuality. When he meets the silent \u0141ukasz, Adam\u2019s self-imposed abstinence becomes an increasingly heavy burden. Confronted with his desires, Adam experiences moments of both bliss and deep despair. W Imi\u00e9<\/strong> is a film about confused emotions, repression and loneliness \u2013 and the possibility perhaps of finding oneself after all.<\/p>\n Awards for \u203aW Imi\u00e9\u2039:<\/strong>
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