"In the aftermath of world War II poland fell under the communist regime." "The polish authorities reporting to Soviet Russia were ruthlessly eliminating any organized opposition." "However, the fight continued in the hearts of poles." " What about these?" " No..." "I've found them!" "well done!" "You cut it with a knife so the spawn stays in place." "Like this..." "Those running people..." "Were they bandits?" " No." " soldiers?" "Neither bandits, nor soldiers." "I'd call them knights." "will they win?" " They won't." " will they lose?" "They won't either." "Promise me you will forget all that you've seen here." "I won't." "Promise me you'II not talk about this to anyone." " Why shouldn't I?" " Daddy asks you to." "I won't tell." "What is this silence about?" "Someone died?" " I'm thinking." " You'd better harness the horse and ride the kids to the granny's, so that they don't stay here." "Mom, was uncle AIfons shot by the Ruskies too?" " It was the Ruskies all right." "WIadek!" "Stop babbling and scaring your brothers!" " Just give me the rosary." " What uncle?" "Never mind." "Wise men hold their tongues." "Stick to that and you'II have nothing to fear." "God will watch you." "The Lord is with you." "blessed are you among women..." "holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners..." "welcome!" "The Knight of ImmacuIata" "Popiełuszko Freedom Is Within Us" "The machine gun section is napping?" "!" "Man the positions!" "Fasten your helmets so your brains don't spill out." "Private Nowak, where's your helmet?" "Never mind, after all you have nothing in your head." " Lewandowski, aim carefully." " What to aim at, comrade Iieutenant?" "Shut your mouth!" "It's me who asks questions here!" "Private PopieIuszko, will you stop admiring the scenery?" " Look at the target." " What target, comrade Iieutenant?" "silence!" "Look at the barrel!" "Not at the cartridge clip." "Or else I'II throw you in the guardhouse." "Fire!" "I'm such an artist you'II appear in the photo like real military." "Since no one can be saved who does not first believe, priests, as co-workers with their bishops, have the primary duty of proclaiming the gospel of God to all." "Their ministry itself, by a special title..." "Get off the truck!" "fall in!" "Two ranks!" "well, show me those scraps." "Where are you hiding that sacred stuff?" "In your pants?" "!" "Private Nowak, you are an honest one - you'II be a good priest, come here." "Here's the only decent man." "The only one who's not afraid of telling the truth." "PopieIuszko, Lewandowski,Wasiewicz, give me those scraps, you cheaters!" "So these are the kites you get from the bishops, right?" "well, this proves who doesn't want an agreement between the state and the Ohurch to be reached." "The bishops with Wyszynski in the lead." "Who is responsible for foreign newspapers writing bad things about poland?" "The bishops with Wyszynski in the lead." "Who wants poland to be a kingdom?" "The bishops with Wyszynski in the lead." "Look, a bird pooed on him." "No way, I bet it was the bishops with Wyszynski in the lead." "May I join you?" "You know we are not allowed to pray together." "We don't have to obey everything they say." "I'm sorry..." "I'm afraid." "hall Mary, full of grace." "The Lord is with you..." "blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus." "holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners..." "What the hell is this?" "!" "A rosary group?" "!" "Attention!" "silence!" " Take this off." " Why should I?" "It's not a wedding ring, you don't wear these in the army." " Maybe it is for me." " Take it off!" "It's an order!" "Buzz off!" "Private PopieIuszko, follow me to the officer." "Because you fancy it?" "Maybe the officer should come to me." "Forget the officer..." "Out it out!" "You're screwed..." "Two men for each swimmer." "If you see one drowning, pull him out, but not too fast, so he can learn something." "Get in the water!" "Attention!" "Private PopieIuszko... do you know what a soldier should do when given an order?" "Private PopieIuszko is silent, because he doesn't know that." "Private, do you know your name?" "And your father's name?" "You don't." "well, that happens." "Show me your hands!" "Yuck!" "He just got out of the water and is already dirty as hell." "well, PopieIuszko?" "Didn't your parents teach you the difference between a soldier and a pig?" "Sir, I report that my mother, Marianna, and my father, WIadysIaw, did teach me that not every soldier is a pig." "You should've taken that off before getting in the water." "Give it to me." "Private PopieIuszko, hand it over!" "It's an order!" "Sir, I refuse to obey it." "Private, don't you know you may be prosecuted for that?" "!" "Why do you refuse to take it off?" "It's only a gesture, you have much to gain - you can do something good for your fellows." ""In 1 648 Innocent X, seeking to expand the territory of the papal States, started a war campaign against the duchy of Oastro..."" ""The city was conquered, the houses and churches razed, and the area incorporated into the papal domain."" "This is what your Ohurch is about." "You dislike Nowak because he's scared, huh?" "You like to walk around like a knight in shiny armor, who's so great amidst the petty others." "But let me tell you something." "You look stupid, outdated, Iike a moron..." "no one will like you." "people will prefer Nowak - and you know why?" "You lousy priest, you good for nothing bastard!" "Are you bored?" "!" "I'II turn your duty into an endless nightmare!" "No leaves!" "Even if your mother dies!" "Then I'II lock you up with guards around so you don't sneak out!" "You damn inquisitor, you piece of trash..." "Why do I bother treating you Iike a human, trying to save what I can!" "After all I'm a pole, too." " Everyone says the same." " Shut your mouth!" "Attention!" "They're praying for you in the hall." "AUGUST 1 968" "alarm!" "Get up!" "Hurry!" "Something is not right." "I can see our lieutenant's thinking has changed." "Oomrade Iieutenant?" "Where are we going?" "You may pray now." "We're going to OzechosIovakia!" "To OzechosIovakia?" "You mean we're invading OzechosIovakia?" "!" " We're not invading, we're defending!" " I bet we're defending socialism." "What's going on?" "Nothing." "Stop!" "pull up!" "pull up!" "Stop!" "He's feeling sick." "1 9 79" " WARSAW John paul II's first visit to poland" "I, a son of the polish land, at the same time I, John paul II, the Pope, call out with all of you:" "Let Thy Spirit descend!" "Let Thy Spirit descend... and renew the face of the land!" "This land." "As a matter of equality your abundance at the present time should supply their want, so that their abundance may supply your want, that there may be equality." "As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack."" "Thank you, sister." "How are you?" "well, thank you." "I just wanted a jam sandwich." "Father, listen to me." "I invited you not only to our rectory but also to our community." "We eat meals together like a family." "We priests are like brothers to each other, and this is sister" " Krystyna." " Of course." " And one more thing." "I was at your Mass yesterday" "It was OK, but the singing..." "Sing that Marian hymn "Oh, lovely and wonderful Star..."" " Now?" "Here?" " Yes." "Oh, lovely and Wonderf" "No, not lovely..." "Oh, LoooveIy and WooonderfuI Staaar!" "Oh, Lo..." "Iy and wonderful Sta...." "This must be fixed." "But Father Pastor, I've never sung well." "Do you believe in the Oommunion of Saints?" "Then get to work." "Oh, LoooveIy and WooonderfuI Staaar..." "Father Jerzy, this piece is okay." " Now for the rest of it." " Excuse me, Monsignor." "Primate Wyszynski's chaplain is on the phone." "God bless you, Father OhapIain." " The Warsaw SteeIworks is on strike..." " But it's the third time this year." "This time they don't want raises..." "they want independent trade unions." "They're on strike because the Gdansk Shipyard is on strike too." "It's a solidarity strike..." "Father OhapIain, this is big." "They're occupying the steelworks, so they want a Mass in there." "Of course we can." "God bless you." "In the steelworks!" "In the bastion of the communist party!" "They want a Mass!" "Ahh, I have a baptism ceremony today." " I have to celebrate holy Mass here." " Me too..." "Maybe I can go." "It seems that I am free at the moment." "AUGUST 1 980 WARSAW" "When do you go out, Mietek?" "Open the gate!" "Father, welcome!" "Zygmunt!" " I'm Jerzy." " I'm Ireneusz." "God bless you." "welcome." "I'm a journalist, true journalist." "What will you say to them?" "We've put up a little altar." "beautiful." "I hope it'II do." "Father, I have something to tell you." "May I?" " I'm Mietek." " And I'm Jerzy." "It's that I yell at my mother, and occasionally hit my wife." "I see." "Why do you do that?" "It depends - you know, Father, she's a manual laborer's wife..." "But she's your wife." " That's the point!" " What was the trade of Saint Joseph?" "He was a carpenter." "Does it mean that he was a manual laborer as well?" "Then Mother Mary was a manual laborer's wife, right?" "Father, don't speak such things!" "The fact that you live in this world is enough for you to enjoy the dignity of a child of God, and the same goes for your wife." "And keep in mind that you're fighting for freedom here..." "You have to confess your sins..." "and when the strike is over you'II give your wife flowers and fulfill three wishes for her." "You'II stand up every time she enters the room just as Primate Wyszynski teaches us." "OouId you give me absolution right now?" "If they shoot us dead..." " I've offended God..." " Wait!" "I need to talk." "They've chosen five of us, we're to visit shipyard workers in Gdansk and meet with that electrician who's in charge of the strike there, with WaIesa." "But I don't really know, Father." "My woman has just recently promised me a kid." " I'm sorry, I don't understand." " Father, you know." "We've been together for a while, but she always said I would't make a good father." "And now, through the gate." "I arranged everything with her;" "She promised that as soon as the strike was over she'd marry me and give me a child... but in return I promised not to expose myself to danger." "Father, what would you do if you were me?" "I don't know." "I would pray to the holy Spirit for guidance." "Listen, since they chose you, they must trust you and need you," "so will your wife and the future child." "There are so many reasons to succumb to fear, and fear is an enemy stronger than the militia, the government, or another man." "Try to do what's right and have faith in God." "God will not abandon you." "That's easy for you to say!" "I'm sorry." "Father just has to talk like priests do and that's all right." "I'm Z ygmunt, Father Jerzy, and my wife's name is Marysia." "...and grant us the peace and unity of your Kingdom." "where you live and reign forever and ever." "Amen." "The peace of the Lord be with you always." "And with your spirit" "Let us offer each other the sign of peace." "Bring victory!" "We can have order and honesty." "It's the polish way." "Our Lady Queen of poland, take care of the strikers' families." "Let them support and understand their loved ones." "Workers are openly demanding full civic rights." "Hence the demands for real autonomous trade unions and freedom of speech." ""for those people who feel that they are now finally at home"" "We can't stop working altogether." "The furnaces would blow the fu...." "I mean... they'd blow to hell..." "I mean... there'd be a catastrophe." "After all, if we win this strike the plant will be ours, right?" "You don't have to be afraid of anything." "After this kind of work purgatory will be a breeze for you." "She looked so pretty through the closed gate." "This will change when the gate is open." "I told her to go home." "You can't be sure what'II happen here at night." "They won't invade." "Never know, communists always lie." "Those who trusted them in the 70's are dead." "Their families don't know where their graves are." "Stop scaring the boy." "This government won't dare." "I'm not afraid?" "!" "It was you who went to Oonfession not me!" "You are not baptized, you can't go to Oonfession." "The same people governed in '7 6 when Radom was pacified." "That was before a pole became the Pope." "We must trust each other." "Now all of poland is together." "True, we must trust each other." "Are they yours?" "How old are the kids?" "Orap, I wish I had a photo of my woman." "What's this you're saying?" "I'm saying that I'd sure as hell like to look at her." " What?" " As soon as all this crap finishes" "I'II get her to a damn photographer." "I can't understand him." "What about you, Mietek?" "I can't understand a word." "What about you, Father?" "In fact you're speaking a bit uncIearIy a few too many of those words." "I'm sorry." "I'II take the girl to a photographer and have her picture taken, all nice and sweet." "And I'II keep it together with my mother's photo." "So you carry your mother's photo?" "Here, have this as well." "Be quiet!" "Jesus!" "They've entered!" "It's begun!" " Father, are you with us?" " Yes, I am." "No clubs!" "Put those rods down!" "Don't panic!" "They haven't invaded!" "There was no siren!" "Boys've returned!" "We should make a flag, because this one is not visible." "They've agreed on independent and autonomous trade unions!" "We've won!" "Thanks to solidarity!" "Mr. Director!" "We're coming to you!" "AUGUST 31 1 980" "We now have the right to go on strike, we have our own papers, we're going to write what we please, and other rights will follow." "FEBRUARY 1 981" "Young people, misinformed by strike leaders, forced the Ministry to agree on the creation of the Independent Students' Association." "general JaruzeIski is taking over, that's encouraging." "poland is, and always will be, an enduring link uniting all socialist states." "MAY 1 981" "As we crossed Warsaw on foot we saw local people waving their hands, they support us and they appreciate our toll and our fierce fight for our own trade union." "MAY 1 3 1 981" "The Primate's love of the homeland was guided by prudence and moderation as he was aware of his responsibility." "JUNE 1 981" "solidarity, irrational slogans, the hunger is an effect of the 9th Oonvention, socialism without the party." "It's not politics, it's sheer madness." "Our children starve!" "NO VEMBER 1 981" "The surprising strike in the Warsaw Firefighting school, which reports to the Ministry of internal Affairs." "We're fighting for our school to be independent of the Ministry." "only after two days did it become apparent that the strike was directed by the deputy chief of the local solidarity, Jaworski." "DECEMBER 1 3 1 981" "help!" "Jurek!" "Jurek, damn!" "They've started to mess us!" " FIorek, be more precise." " Do you know what's happening?" "If something is going on, then watch your language all the more." " Speak polish!" " Right, must speak polish;" "all those people from SiIesia called Irek and told him that a colonel showed up, gave a salute and warned that they should look for replacements for the local leaders of "solidarity", because they are about to be arrested." "and he added that being a pole he had to warn them!" "Of course Irek screwed this up, because he thought they had panicked." "His neighbor, a printer, was arrested, and now I'm running with the news." "Let's go to my place." "You can call from there." "BaIoney !" "The phones are dead." "Oh, my God, Z ygmunt..." "Jurek, wait... wait... wait... !" "I have to go back to the steelworks..." "will you baptize me?" " Marysia..." " Oh, it's you." "What happened?" "Where's Z ygmunt?" "Don't mention that rascal's name to me." "militia!" "He said:" ""Hide FIorian, hide FIorian!" "Let Mietek and Irek know what's going on!"." "I replied: "What do I care about FIorian, Mietek and Irek?"" "He said: "Remember my treasure, I will never leave you"." "Then he moved to the window." "Now, they were banging like hell on the door, shouting "militia!" "Open up!", and he was already on the balcony..." ""I'm sure you won't leave me, don't even try"" "OaIm down, don't make such a noise, I can't hear what you're saying." "He said to me:" ""Marysia, dear, give me your little hand."" "A real sweetie, huh?" "There's a gutter over here, I'II hold you and you'II grab it.."" ""That does it!" "I'm carrying your baby in me and you want me to jump over gutters?"" "He started to laugh." ""Marysia, my dear, thank you, thank you."" "Then the door went down!" "Oh, my God!" "My head is killing me..." "They said: "martial law has been declared, are you Z ygmunt Zdanowicz?"" "He replied: "What martial law?" "gentlemen, who attacked us?" "Give me a weapon, I'm a real sharp shooter," "I'II join you in defending our homeland!"" "That cross-eyed idiot, a great sharp-shooter!" " What's this?" " TranquiIizer." " Oan it be taken in pregnancy?" " I don't know." "FIorian!" "FIorian!" "Look, Jerzy." "They had such a plan but they didn't find FIorian!" "Which FIorian?" "An official memo of the findings made at the place of residence." "Zdanowicz Z ygmunt, son of Wojciech..." "A member of the "solidarity" trade union's board." "Oh, my God." "Mrs. Jędrzejczak, I need hydrogen peroxide!" "He talked me into marriage, kept bluffing me:" ""Look around Marysia, poland is changing, it's the best time to have a baby." I'm not stupid!" "He did a baby and fled to prison, to Siberia or somewhere." "And I'II be left alone with a baby to raise!" "Z ygmunt, I won't give birth to this child, I won't, you'II see, you rascal..." "Marysia, please, calm down..." "They'II take care of you..." "I know some doctors, they'II make you well." "And you have to give birth to the child..." "You'II give birth to the child and Z ygmunt will be back before long." "And don't you worry about money." "I'II help you... eleven, twelve," "thirteen..." "hello!" "Is there a paramedic here?" "Wake up, I need your help" " ambulance, how can I help you?" " The person is in the corridor." " It's you." " please, hurry." "I know you, Kasia." "We met during the holy Father's visit." "Father Jerzy." "The radio is dead..." "Leave it, Iet's take care of the patient!" "Stay calm..." "Jerzy!" "Z ygmunt will kill me, if something happens to it." "Hide FIorian." "Oitizens of the people's republic of poland!" "I hereby announce that the military OounciI of national salvation has been created today." "At noon the OounciI of State declared martial law for the entire country..." "What city is this?" "Warsaw, soldier." "The capital." "Oh, you're here." "Do you know what's going on?" "OaIm down." "It's good that you've come, you'II help me." "You'II meet each other..." "This is FIorian, from the Warsaw SteeIworks." "And these are my medical youth:" "Krysia, who's going to be your godmother, this is Maciek - her fiance, and Witek,who's going to be your godfather." "So, you're OK with this?" "Thanks." "Do you renounce Satan and all of his works and all of his empty promises?" "I do." "Do you believe in God the Father almighty, Oreator of Heaven and Earth?" "I do." "FIorian, I baptize you in the name of the Father... and of the Son... and of the the holy Spirit." "We have come in accordance with the decree of martial Law, by order of the military OounciI of national salvation." "We do not intend to negotiate." "Our demands are irrefutable." "We demand that the plant's personnel immediately abandon the plant." "Or else our troops will wipe you out in 1 5 minutes." "Yes!" "You have turned your swords against your own nation!" "Judases!" "I inform all leaders of "solidarity"" "and organizers of the strike that they will be sentenced to death by our military tribunals." "We do not fear dying for the right cause!" "But you will bring disgrace upon yourselves!" " Your time is up." " Those sons-of-bitches!" "Don't swear." "You're speaking polish." "What else would you call them?" "Oowards!" "Irek!" "If you give us away, we'II try out the tie-beams!" "soldiers!" "You are sons of the polish nation!" "Your brothers and fathers are there!" "They're standing guard of the plant and defending fundamental human rights." "We demand the cancellation of martial law and the punishment of those who imposed it, the release of prisoners, and that trade unions to be allowed to operate..." "These rights are also your rights." "You'II soon retire from the army and you'II be walking in their shoes." "soldiers, do not follow your commanders' orders!" "They are desperadoes who don't care about their motherland." "soldiers... join us!" "Oode Red for all personnel!" "Let's maintain passive resistance!" ""PoIand has not yet perished, as long as we remain..." ""What foreign aggression has seized by force, sword in hand we'II regain..."" "FIorian, Irek, get into the hall!" "This way!" "Oowards!" "Sons-of-bitches..." "Quick, take cover!" "Now!" "Friends!" "Ursus, FSO have gone on strike." "According to Radio Free Europe, also the mines in SiIesia, and many plants in all of poland." "Let us try and hold until morning!" "Oh no... "PoIand has not yet perished..."" "This is polish Radio One." "News report." "Positive effects of the introduction of martial law can be observed in the whole country." "You're looking for me?" "It was open." "Did the defendant consider the possibility that military force would be used to suppress the rebellion, and that you yourself would be arrested?" " I figured it wouId happen." " Is that so?" "Or maybe the defendant had something else in mind?" "Like all plants and factories would follow suit?" "The army would join the extremists from "solidarity" and smash the socialist party into bloody pieces?" "Is that what you wanted?" "No, I didn't." "I guessed we'd be put down." "Then why did you tie up the gates with chains, why did you hide in the production halls?" "Force the militia and the army to use heavy weapons, expensive chemicals, imported fuel?" "Why on earth did you sit and watch the doors being smashed, the plant's property being destroyed?" "You could have sooner said the door was open." "These are rhetorical questions, the answer is obvious - the defendant was resolved to realize his organization's true goal of subverting and destroying the socialist state no matter what." "He said, "We are defending the plant,"" "but what he wanted was the plant to be wrecked for as long as possible." "Objection, your honor." "The prosecutor is bullying the defendant." " OverruIed." " Oh, God." "silence." "Or else I will have the room cleared!" "Oitizen, what are you doing over there?" "Me?" "I'm writing." "Stand up when you speak to the Judge." "Are you a reporter?" "I didn't allow reporters in." "I am a poet." " Your name, please." " Zbigniew Herbert." "There is nothing for you to take notes of." "The clerks are recording everything." "Or maybe the defendant was forced to do all that?" "You were twice threatened with death, weren't you?" "It was the peoples government that made threats." "And they threatened others, too." "I'm addressing the defendant Mietek Swider." "Did you utter the words:" ""If you betray us, we'II try out the tie-beams"?" "But it wasn't under duress!" "It wasn't meant to be a threat!" "So what did it mean?" "It meant... that if I backed out, it wouId be as if I gave away my friends," ""solidarity", poland." "He just wanted to keep up my spirits, to reassure me, because most people think the same as me." "Most people except for a dozen extremists supported the imposition of martial law and renounced the suspended "solidarity" trade union." "This is a lie!" "That's right..." "AII of this is illegal!" "AII this martial law!" "First martial law was imposed, right?" "And only then the State OounciI adopted the...decree... the Iaw and that is against the Iaw, right?" "Your Honor, could you instruct the defendant not to speak unless answering a question!" "Defendant, you may only speak when questioned by the Prosecutor." "Madame Prosecutor, please continue." "Excuse me..." "Father, are you alright?" "Yes, leave me alone." "I won't leave you alone." "I can see you're not alright." "I'm not in the habit of confessing to a woman." "I won't go away until you tell me what's wrong..." "alright..." "I'm running away from hatred." "Father, their son was locked away, they can't contact him." "They don't even know where he is." "At the militia station they said it was up to the Prosecutor." "What is she like?" "Decent?" "Decent..." "If she doesn't want to tell, demand her refusal in writing." "Maybe then she'II tell..." " Wait..." "Are you an attorney?" " I'm a physics professor." "That's great, Professor." "I have some students expelled for going on strike, they need some extra lectures to be admitted to another college..." "I see, you're busy." "please let me know if anything changes." "I can be an attorney, if you need one." "My friend has a permit to see the internees." " What's your son's name?" " GiIewski WitoId, from BiaIa PodIaska." "My daughter-in-Iaw has a little baby and has a bad knee." "She can't walk." "Don't worry, everything's going to be alright." "You go to the Deanery, talk to the Secretary of the Episcopate - he's mediating with the authorities..." "He's bailed out close to 600 people for Ohristmas." " What is this?" " This is for your daughter-in law." "You were all over them!" "hello, Father, I was just telling them what's just happened to me." "So there's this kid about 1 0 years of age, asking me," ""Why are there so many actors in court?"" "So I tell her, "The actors are protesting against martial law, they refuse to play in movies, on the TV, because the TV is Iying." "So they have a Iot of time off and they come here as witnesses."" "And she says," ""I think they didn't give you a role and you did something bad..."" "How do you make a living when you're not working on TV or the radio?" "Most of us work in the theatre, but it's not about the money..." "Actors like having an audience, don't they?" "Drop in to my place and we'II find you an audience." "A bit to the Ieft... and back..." "Enough!" " Baska!" "We're going home!" " Just a moment, honey." "Mom..." " Poor man, he must be exhausted." " Mom." "Grzes, what's wrong with you?" "He's travelled a Iong way." "Go if you want to, I'II come later on my own." " Oh, man..." " Nice ride!" "Not bad at all..." "would you Iike to give Mom a lift home in a car like this?" "Sure..." "Her secret admirers would be flabbergasted." "Secret admirers?" " Oan I...?" " Sure." "You like it?" "Don't get used to it." "You know the driver is the head of German Oaritas?" "He's come to see what the polish people are in need of." "He's brought medicines, soap, loads of chocolate..." "Look, Baska, seems you've got two secret admirers tonight." "But they were just passersby?" "If they were, they'd be still there." "Why would two of them be following me?" "How do you tell the secret police from other people?" "You're going to Iearn that too I guess." " This'II be for the women." " We'II take this to GoIdap's prison." "alright." "And what about this?" "This goes to ZaIeze's prison." "I'm writing down the history of the siege" "For whom I know not" "I'm to be accurate" "But I don't know when it all started" "Two hundred years ago, in December?" "Or September?" "Or was it yesterday at dawn?" "Everybody here has lost their sense of time..." " I saw this man." " I work here." "I have the right to go where I want." "I'm a probation officer." "You can check me up." "There it is..." "We'II wear this instead of the "solidarity" badges." " Father!" "Jerzy!" " Thank you..." "For me?" "Give them to the judge." "We've got some for the judge too, and for the guys from Ursus." "I'm sure they'II be out soon." "They got the same judge." "Surprise!" "You're so big!" "hello..." " I'II let you baptize him." " You've got a name?" "I haven't talked to Z ygmunt yet." " The flowers are for you." " I'II take them." "Excuse me, sir..." "I mean, Father." "You haven't heard about the verification of justice officials?" "NoncompIiantjudges are made to leave work." "The district court in Warsaw conducted a summary hearing of the case and found the defendants guilty of all charges." "What?" "How come?" "I sentence the defendants to three years of imprisonment" "Why?" "I shall now explain the verdict." "It was the same as in the steelworks!" "Why three years?" ""PoIand has not yet perished, as long as we still remain..." "What foreign aggression has seized by force, sword in hand we'II regain..." "please..." "solidarity!" "Internee on December 1 5th." "...When exactly was he arrested?" "...the only breadwinner" "Jurek!" "At last!" "When you go to see them in prison, give this to Z ygmunt." "He won't take it." "They've started a hunger strike." "Try to give it to him anyway." "It's medicines." "I'II try." "There's something else." "I hope it's something good." "There was this photographer you met during the strike in the firefighters' school..." " Yes." " He pulled a stunt this morning." " What stunt?" " He cut himself to get to the hospital, and he'II try to break out." "Somebody has to go and tell his mother "everything's under control."" "So she's not upset when they call her and tell her it was a suicide attempt, otherwise she might die herself." "You know where she lives, right?" " Yes." " You have to hurry." "You know what's happening in the city." "I do." "alright, go out in the street and witness history." "Oome back in 1 5 minutes." "Don't stop." "Just go through." "follow me!" "Krysia!" "Wait!" "hello..." "Give me some swabs." " OK, I have to go." " Krystyna, give it to me." " Let go of me!" " I'II take this." ""...grant us free FatherIand back, Lord."" "MAY 3 1 982" "Lock Wojciech up, Iet Lech out!" ""PoIand has not yet perished, as long as we still remain..." "What foreign aggression has seized by force, sword in hand we'II regain." "Don't worry about the gas, you can see it in the air and jump away!" " Don't rub your eyes!" " Grzes?" "!" "Baska?" "!" "What are you doing here?" "What are YOU doing here?" "I didn't let you come!" " I'm taking you away!" " No, I'm taking YOU away!" "Maciek, what are you doing here..." "Oome with me!" "Do not throw stones!" " Anybody got matches?" " Leave it!" "blanks!" "Eat my ass!" "Run!" "Oome here!" "Kaska, come." "Let's go home." " OaIm down." " I'm a doctor, what happened?" "I'II take her to the hospital." "Mother of those who have trust in "solidarity", pray for us." "Mother of the betrayed, pray for us." "Mother of those who were captured at night... pray for us." "Mother of the miners who were shot to death... pray for us." " Mother of the interrogated..." " Pray for us." " Mother of the students..." " Pray for us." " Mother of the perseverant actors..." " Pray for us." " Mother of the terror-stricken..." " Pray for us." " Mother of the unbroken..." " For the nation, pray for us." "Mother of those beaten..." "On your Feast Day of the Queen of poland..." "Stand up!" "You're in church." "Nothing shall bury the spirit of liberty unless it buries itself." "Mother of those who were forced to sign statements in conflict with their conscience" "For those who take a yes for a yes, a no for a no..." "I feel longing, Lord." "Father, thank you!" "It was wonderful!" "Great praise for the actors!" "Thank you, praise for the actors." "They'II want your autograph in a minute." "Oome on..." "You're my witnesses, make sure he eats." " Thank you, Sister." " Hubert, put it there." "Ohief, I got a passport." "I'm going for a trip to Paris." "Yeah, right, a one-way trip." "Ohief, she's going to let us down..." "Let poland down." "The Lord Jesus, although he was sent to reach all people, had an earthly homeland with its history and culture." "He wanted to point out that all of that was important." " You mean I should come back?" " Why?" " They have a culture, too." " You call that culture?" " Just money and decadence..." " Oh, you old communist!" "Rememberwhat the Pope said in Gniezno?" "Man creates his identity, his humanity through culture." "But he doesn't create culture on his own, but as part of a society." "It's our culture that defines us as a nation, more so than our borders." "So I couId stay there?" "hello, Professor." "This is Piotr from regional "solidarity"." "He's just been released." "Jurek!" "Sorry about not letting you know earlier, there's a telegram for you..." "Good afternoon." "From the IadsheId in StrzeIno's prison." "Thank you." "Father PopieIuszko himself!" "I'm thrilled!" "Jurek!" " Just a question..." " would you Iike a sandwich?" " Professor?" " No, thank you." "That's real ham!" "The clergy haven't got any poorer!" "So, they offered him a better position and double wages, and wanted him to organize a new union to replace "solidarity"." "But the guy said he wouldn't trademark a phony, so they demoted him to a lower position, out of town." "The jam is first-rate..." "And his family is a Iarge one, right?" "And now the money's gone, the union and leverage gone." "Jurek, to be able to do something you need to get organized, you need subsidies, support." "He rejected all that, though he could still do a Iot of good." "What would you call that man if he accepted the offer?" " Nothing." " See?" "The dimwit rejected it." "He chickened out, thought people would call him a collaborationist." "Since he rejected it, I'd call him a decent man." "tell him to drop by, and I'II help him." "You've saved my Iife." "alright Professor, Iet's not bother him any longer." "Just a moment..." " For you." " Thank you." "Professor..." "There's no need..." "Thank you, no..." "Father, if you need any more lectures, you can count on me." "Thank you." " alright, where were we?" " He was right to reject the offer, but those who didn't will hate him until the end of their days." " I think he was a secret agent." " Maciek, are you out of your mind?" "You've never seen him before and you dare judge him?" "I can't stand those dilemmas any longer." " I'II see you out." " No, thanks." "Krysia, wait." "This is for you." "You know what it is?" "A bookmark for your books abroad." " Excuse me for a minute..." " Yes ?" "I've got a list of kids who are staying in the hospital for Ohristmas, and flowers for you..." "So, you're a smoker too?" "welcome to the shameful club." "Father..." "I'm no zealot or anything..." "I paint a little, and wanted to paint a portrait of you." " A portrait?" " oil on canvas." "You mean a real portrait?" "Yes but it takes a little time, and patience..." "That's awesome!" "Photos tend to get lost and a painting will remain for posterity." "Oh no, that's sheer vanity." "You're right, no way, I won't do it." "And my last name..." "PopieIuszko..." " Whoosh... sounds like whistling." " What about Moniuszko?" " Kosciuszko!" "I didn't think about that." "Kosciuszko." "Moniuszko." "KaroIinka MaIinowska." "God forgive me." "God!" "What was that?" "!" "Thank God..." "It's just a cap." "They're just trying to scare us..." "I can't do it..." "I'm so tired..." "Stop pitying yourself." "You're a man of God." "Go to your apartment and get some rest." "In forlorn cities, in a forlorn land" "ForIorn people look for their homeland" "From fear of what is to come - Save us, Lord!" "For national solidarity For being born again" "For living in purity - Give us strength, Ohrist!" "Lord!" "We, to whom you have shown a thousand countenances" "bleeding, dying, weakened, suffering..." "We, flowing towards your altars" "Entreat you to show us the one we have not seen..." "Appear to us smiling" " How fast does it go?" " In the city about 60 mph." "And on country roads?" "Maybe it could go as fast on country roads." "Thanks!" "We'II sleep at your place, we'II take turns, two at a time." "The lads from the steelworks, from Ursus, FSO, the firemen, and others." "WaIdemar could drive you around, he's got plenty of spare time." " I'm WaIdemar." " Jerzy, God bless." "I know him, he comes to Masses." "I'm not sure, too much trouble..." "What's that?" " We're putting up wire meshing." " Stop." "Jurek." "It's so dense a matchbox won't go through it." "I designed it myself." "Thank you." "Maybe we could change the pictures to Jesus the merciful?" "St. MaximiIian won't resent it." " There's about 35 from the steelworks." " Thirty-seven." "Ursus, at the back." "FSO plant, at the front." "polish Academy of Sciences." " health care." " OK, everybody knows who you are." "Excuse me, have you seen MaximiIian KoIbe around here?" "KoIbe?" "Yes." "He asked me to come and stand in for him today." "I thought so." "Thanks." "OouId you read this aloud..." "Jurek, don't do that." "It's sacrilege." "Here, this is a genuine Norwid." " Roma, please..." " A little paraphrase." "To that land where... a scrap of bread is picked up as custom has it - we shall not return, because from this land our nation's and heaven's rights we have cast out." " I'm going to sing. - You know, Father. "My homeland"." "alright." "My dear, three minutes." "What is your business here?" "We're out for a walk." "You're here for a political meeting." "Your papers please." "You have a political meeting here?" "We've just come for the Mass, we won't get in the way." "Yeah..." "I see you're in a playful mood, Mr. Tadeusz Jarzyna." "That may not last long." "employed in the Institute of electronic Engineering?" "Whatposition?" "What's this all about?" "We just wanted to pass like the others." "The others got lucky." "Do you want your papers back or would you'd rather pick them up from your personnel manager at the Institute?" "Dear people," "welcome to our monthly holy Mass for our homeland and those who have suffered for it." "It is important that you do not put up banners, slogans or signs on your own, neither inside the church nor outside, do not cheer or call for manifestations." "Wicek One, who's the singer?" "How the hell should I know?" "Some bald guy with a mustache." "New one." "This is Base, Wicek One, check identity." "I can hear you, how am I supposed to ID him now, dammit?" "Pretend you Iike it, you Idiot, the people will tell you." "We take him down when the show's over..." "They want to take Lucjan down." "Jacek..." "God gave man enough free will that he can accept or reject Him." "There would be no love if man were forced to love." "So why is there oppression, imprisonment?" "There are invisible prisons, plenty of them." "They not only wreck the body, they reach deeper, into the soul, into the heart of true freedom." "To be true means to live as one preaches." "Serving God means finding paths to people's hearts." "Poems and homily from the Mass for our homeland..." "We entreat you to remain thoughtful on your way home." "And now the spasms.." "Excuse us!" "militia!" "Sir, we've no time!" "We must transport this man to the hospital immediately!" " What's going on?" " A man have symptoms of a stroke." "You want to be responsible for more deaths?" "Don't touch this!" "Leave it!" "It's a provocation..." "hello, Baska!" "Aren't you supposed to study for your finals?" " He needs to brace himself spiritually." " Oh there's time enough for that." " There's time enough for studying, too." " Down with communism!" "No, Grzes!" "Go!" "Let go!" "Go!" "Jump in!" " But it's going the other way." " Go!" "Don't forget about the food in the fridge." "I'II remind him, I haven't eaten all day!" " Bye-bye..." " See you..." "We're confiscating the tape.." "Father PopieIuszko, in his sermon, attacked the new Trade Union Act of parliament, stating that," ""Truth cannot be annihilated by passing a decision, or an act." "yielding to lies, and not exposing them, not defying them every day, is the essence of our oppression."" " Did you utter these words?" " Yes." ""The aforementioned actions of Father J. PopieIuszko will result in the aggravation of social anxiety and encourage extremists to continue disturbing public order and safety."" "What are you up to?" "What do you instigate for?" "I don't instigate," "I'm just trying to cheer the people up." "To cheer people up you need to build churches, and I don't have permission for that." "And whenever I ask the Department for permission, they say:" ""We're sorry but Father PopieIuszko this, Prus that, MaIkowski, Kantorski, NiedzieIak" "Excuse me, Father Jerzy..." "The Bishop wants to see you." "Take a seat, Jurek," "I can't believe you're here." "They want to have you interned." "Yes..." "The Primate..." "John paul II..." "That's what I'm planning to say in October." ""The greatest fault in an apostle is fear, it wrings his heart and grabs his throat." "Those who keep silent when confronted by the enemies of the cause encourage them." "Frightening into silence is the chief objective of atheist strategy."" "Yes..." "Primate Wyszynski, John paul II..." "But you see, they speak from high above, higher than you stand." "Do you mean..." " I'm making a mistake?" " I didn't say that." "Why do you think they say such things?" "There was thunder, and then sunshine." " We went to the old Town..." " The finals are over!" "The militia wanted to detain him." "Grzes didn't want to get into trouble, he'd just done 48 hours, so he got in." "One of them wanted his identity papers." "Grzes said martial law was over and he didn't have to carry any ID." "So the guy hit him, and the other one came up and reached for a baton." "Grzes got scared." "while the three of them were bIudgeoning him a fourth one appeared and said, "Make sure there's no bruises."" "Sit!" "Let go of him!" "Bandits!" "please don't comfort me..." "I won't..." "ExceIIency, the service at St. StanisIaw's, the funeral's at Powązki, which means marching halfway across Warsaw." "And what if 1 0 or 1 5 thousand people turn up?" " Fifty thousand will turn up." " What will you do then?" " We'II pray..." " Yes..." "Sure." "What is the wish of the mother of the deceased?" "Basia decided to leave it to Jerzy." "And you?" "You think church security can fight militia special forces?" "Oh no, Your excellency..." "And what is your stance on this matter, Professors?" "The holy Father recommends dialogue, reconciliation." "You said it yourself in your sermon." "Fifty thousand irate young people." "Secret police are sure to stir them to riot, blood will be shed." "An excellent excuse for them to show the people, that the Ohurch and opposition want to give the boy's death a political meaning." "That's right..." "Just before the holy Father's visit." "If something bad happens, they will have an excuse to cancel the visit." "And what will you do?" "The holy Father advises reconciliation, but one built on truth." "Oan't we carry the coffin on our shoulders?" "The authorities didn't permit that." "It has to remain in the car." "Are we supposed push it or something?" "Dear friends, Iet's walk in silence." "Let our silence express our deepest prayers for Grzes on his last journey." "If anyone starts to shout slogans or sing hymns, it will mean that they have come here on duty." "I wish to stand before the Mother of God" "I wish to take all of my nation's sufferings with me." "As well as their will of victory which has not failed them through all their calamities and misfortunes." "This nation's history is inscribed in six centuries of holy Mary's presence in our history." "beautiful!" " What do you think?" " Superb!" "Snitch, calm down," "I can't laugh or my beard faIIs off." "I hope the agents won't try to sniff me." "You look beautiful." "I couId drive it all around the country and nobody would notice." " Thanks, Wacus." " You're welcome." "Take care." "honorable Doctor, I, undersigned, hereby solemnly declare that I, on the specified days, shall eat, drink, and go out for walks." " alright..." "You're a good boy." " unless they trace you down." "Every summer militia special forces make raids in Debki to chase down the opposition, and obviously to ruin people's holidays." " So if they find out you're here..." " OounseIIor..." "Secret agents also spend their holidays here..." "Look, the only secret agent who knows where I am is back in Warsaw, and that's my little dog..." " Who else is on the premises?" " What premises?" "Father..." "Father, a raid..." "lovely morning, isn't it?" "Good Morning..." "Thank you..." "The students have a pilgrimage, farmers have a pilgrimage and a Feast of Harvest, health services have a pilgrimage to Jasna Gora, but workers have none..." "I think, Mr. Ohairman, we could set up a pilgrimage of working people." "Yes, Jurek, I couId think it over." "But do you think people would want to go?" "If I tell them they'II go." "But I can't tell them now, because they're watching me." " When do you want to have it?" " The Third Sunday in September." "please agree." "It will give the people strength." " Third Sunday this September?" " Every September." "Each year." "ST." "MAXIMILIAN KOLBE'S OHUROH IN KRAKOW MISTRZEJOWIOE" "Dear people!" "Let us welcome Father Jerzy PopieIuszko from Warsaw!" "Weak are the people who accept their own defeat." "Who have forgotten that they have been delegated to keep watch..." "But mighty are the people who, in their lives... build on truth..." "Sister, did you see a green volkswagen, it drove by here, a volkswagen golf?" "Vagen?" "No, I didn't see any..." "You've come for the Mass or for holidays?" "For the Mass." "Then come tomorrow, today's Mass is over." "Here..." "See, he's not here." "If he were here, he'd let you in." "Show this letter at the sacristy, maybe you'II find him there." "I can't accept this letter." "I don't have the appropriate charism." "Yes..." "But it's not stamped by the Ohancery Office..." "Father PopieIuszko is a dependent of the Bishop, he's just a resident here." "Go to the Bishop's Office." "Good morning." " Forever and ever, amen." " We've got a summons to appear." "Sister, stay with us, please." "Jerzy PopieIuszko..." "Is summoned to appear in person as a susp..." "It's illegible here..." "Anyway, it's up to the Bishop." "Yes, but it says here it's for 9 o'cIock in the morning, and it's almost noon." "Minister, we have a connection..." "ExceIIency, it's about a two-hour interrogation." "Why play hide and seek?" "Let us do it... and I promise you he'II be released as soon as it's finished." "I take you at your word, Minister." "OouId everybody please leave the hallway!" "Why?" "We want to wait here." "Out!" "Go out, I said!" "This is not a waiting room." "We want to stay here." " What's your name?" " What, are you trying to bully me?" " I want to check your papers." " I won't be intimidated!" "Show me your ID, please." "Now!" "You must leave now." "Why didn't the suspect respond to numerous summonses to appear?" "Because the summonses were delivered to me dishonestIy." "They shouldn't be delivered by 1 2 men and I should receive them at Ieast one day in advance, since I have my duties, besides, I'm subordinate to Ohurch authorities, which means that I must notify them about being summoned." "Does the suspect preach in StanisIaw Kostka's church only or also in other churches in Warsaw or at other locations?" "As a OathoIic priest, I am entitled to say holy Mass anywhere in the world." "I refuse to answer the question whether I say Mass or preach anywhere else in Warsaw or in poland." "Did the suspect order the decorations and symbols relating to the banned trade union "solidarity" to be installed in the church?" "The suspect refuses to answer the question." " No, I'm silent." " please record: the suspect is silent." "Does the liturgy allow you to deform the host?" "I think she's talking about the letter "V"." "Why did the suspect name his dog Snitch?" "I liked it better than Secret policeman." "Are you deaf?" " Out!" " Excuse me!" "You're talking to a polish clergyman, son!" "Every pole in the Iast thousand years has known at Ieast how to address a priest!" "You speak polish?" "!" "Then speak polish!" "OounseIIor," "I'II take the blame." "Maybe you'II need to do that at some point." " Move away!" " gentlemen, there's no need for that." "I'm sorry but I must leave you now." "I have other engagements." "No problem." "God bless you, OounseIIor." "Jurek, I'm really sorry, I have a hearing..." "I'm the defense counsel so I'm obliged to be present." "OK, go." "Thanks a Iot." "We're going to the suspect's apartment on OhIodna street to undertake a search." " Wait a moment, I have no keys on me." " Ah, you don't have the keys?" "I'II have a friend of mine get them from the church, I'II just write a note." "He's at the front entrance..." " Besides..." " Yes?" "I want him to come with me as a witness." " gentlemen, this is going too far..." " How much is in here?" "Lieutenant, take down the evidence." "Lieutenant, write down the following, please:" "Note that one of the officers headed directly towards places where he found incriminating evidence, as if he knew it wouId be there." "Recognize this?" "Madame Prosecutor, please check whose fingerprints are on the wrappings." "finally." "Do a closeup here..." "And here." "Where are you going?" "To the bathroom." "I consider this provocation an ordeal sent by God to improve the effects of my patriotic and religious work..." "I have always propagated truth." "I do not wish to be used to provoke people to come out to the streets." "I will not divulge anything at the hearings, I will not give anybody away." "I ask you to pray for my endurance." "You are under arrest." "December 1 2 1 983" "December 1 2 1 983" "Take all your clothes off." "OouId you repeat, please, I didn't understand you." "You're going to be strip-searched." "Take off your clothes, Father." "Why do I have to do this..." " Praised be Jesus Ohrist." " What for?" "Abuse of freedom of conscience." " article?" " 1 94." " That's now and ever shall be." " For shorter than that I hope..." "I'm Jerzy... a priest." "I'm Krzys." "I beat my woman to death and threw her in the VistuIa." "I'm Adam." "I ran four people down with my locomotive" "I'm innocent, and won't have my name trampled on..." "I'm Staszek, burglary." "alright, so it's all devils and one angel here." "Me, I drove my wife to the river with a stick!" "pleasure to meet you gentlemen." "If you're in need of ministry, feel free to let me know." "I haven't been excommunicated." "Father..." "Yes?" "I'm not sure where to start." "When was the Iast time you've been to confession?" "Ten, maybe fifteen years ago..." "Oonfess your sins." "Father, the guy with the mustache is no railway worker." "Look at his pants, they're no railway worker's pants, they're miIitiaman's pants." "He's a snitch, the worst kind." "I beat the crap out of him." "If he fools around again he'II bite the dust..." "We'II talk about your achievements afterwards." "Now I'd Iike to hear your sins." "Dammit, Father, I see you're a believer..." "The authorities have approved Father's release." "However, the future proceedings of the Prosecutor's Office will depend on Father's line of activity." "The authorities?" "And this is a summons for a new hearing." "God bless." "Good to see you." "Let's talk." "You seek renown among workers, do you really need that?" "What are you trying to do?" "We have many priests who work as passionately as you do." "But I also lecture, people listen to me." "I hear confessions every day..." "More people line up to my confessional than to anybody else's." "You have long lineups and you think here's nobody else but you..." "Others also have pastoral achievements, but they don't make so much noise." "Why don't you request to be transferred?" "We could think of another area for you to work in..." "Father Jerzy PopieIuszko forcefully denied his guilt, but did not act like a man confident of his own innocence, ignored the Prosecutor's summonses for fear of facing the charges." "Who signed it?" "A michael Ostrowski." "The good aunt who had given the apartment to Father as a present turned out to be a fairy tale for naive parishioners." "It has been proven beyond any doubt that, at the age of 22 Father PopieIuszko..." "This is rubbish!" "He studied in the seminary when he was 22." "Stop throwing this dirt around!" "What do you mean he never worked in the paper?" "The article is signed by him!" "hello..." " Witek, be quiet!" " The coward hung up." "...hiding from his superiors the fact that he has a private apartment and a secret life..." "What channel was that?" "One?" "I heard it on Four in the morning." "No, I don't think it was some editor's idea." "It must have been ordered by somebody at the top." "The OentraI Oommittee or the politburo, or the government." "Jurek!" "Why are you so soft?" "Why don't you denounce them by name:" "Minister Urban, general JaruzeIski, general Kiszczak!" "You think so too?" "Yes." " AII of you?" " Yes, Jurek." "It's time to stop preaching a soft gospel" "My God." "There's so many of you... you're all my friends," "and you don't understand anything?" "I combat evil, not the victims of evil." "God..." "people's lives are so much alike" "Grey, tough" "Sometimesgrim..." "It would be unbearable but for the little glimmers of joy" "of your presence" "Signs..." "That you are here with us." "Oome in, Father." "Father KaroI WojtyIa stayed and worked in this room," "Bishop WojtyIa after that, and then OardinaI WojtyIa..." ""So you are a king,"" "said PiIate." "Jesus answered," ""You say that I am a king." "For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth" "Every one who is of the truth." "hears my voice."" " hello." " God bless you." ""What is truth?", PiIate asked." " hello." " God bless you." "God bless!" "Your excellency!" "What a coincidence." "What are you doing here?" "I'm on my way back from Rome and have stopped over in Zakopane." "The Pope says that, in the plans of Divine Providence, there are no mere coincidences." "Your excellency talked with the Pope?" "The holy Father inquired about you..." "I told him the secret police had a list of one hundred priests considered the most troublesome." "I'm on this list... but you're number one." "The Pope read your homilies." "Did he say anything?" "Not much..." "He just said," ""Give him this rosary from me."" "Snitch, Iet's have a photo together." "Look that way, at those gentlemen." " Praise the Lord Jesus Ohrist." " Forever and ever, Amen." "What's going on, Professor?" "I've heard rumors that the Primate wants you to study in Rome." "Me?" "To study?" "I barely scraped through seminary." " You'd be safe there." " would you go?" "It's Anna." "I've brought the sermons I have them typed." "Great, this is the rest..." "We'II publish them right away." "Did I show you what I already received?" "Yes." "Here's carbon paper..." "You seem ill at ease, Father..." " I lost something..." " What?" " A little calculator..." " What calculator?" "You know, the one with the solar battery and a cover." "Don't worry about that, we'II get you a new one." "But it's not about the calculator, Ania, it's not that..." "But who could have taken it?" "Look..." "If the Primate sends me to Rome, take this radio," "VOR recorder, TV set, and give them away." "I don't want this stuff to sit here and gather dust." "I just don't know what to do with those souvenirs." "It's Dorota, she says you're expecting her." "hello, Jurek." "I've got letters from your "fans", may I have a look at them?" "You wish they were your fans, don't you?" "Did I show you what I got from the Primate?" ""To Father PopieIuszko, with blessings!"" "I've seen this ten times already." "I've come to confess." "You have to wait a moment." "I promised Dorota to pose for my portrait." "well, your face a little to the light..." "Good, to the light..." "So, Father, did the Primate approve?" "Approve what?" "To send you to Rome." "What do you mean "approve"?" "Who asked him?" "You know, that delegation." "What delegation?" "Excuse me." "Father, my son's grown out of his shoes, he has no shoes to wear in school..." " I've got no ration cards..." " What size?" " Eight..." "Larger than mine." " alright, just a second..." "I've got a size eight, just slightly worn..." "Thank you." "A Mr. Jarzyna and wife," "I don't know him, but he says his wife was beat up..." " God bless." " God bless." "My husband wasn't allowed into work..." "The personnel manager showed him a photo from a Mass" " and fired him..." " How did you get this bruise?" "She got beat up when she brought flowers to the grave of Grzes." "But it's not what we've come to talk about." "Before I was fired I went to see a guy who often turns up here." "He has a Iot of underground magazines and badges at his place, everything lying in plain view." "He names "solidarity" activists out loud... asks a Iot of questions, and acts friendly, calls you by your first name." "Be careful around him," "I think he collaborates with the secret police." "He's talking about Piotr." "alright, we'II go now." "We wish you that we all may live to see freedom." "But I am free." "hello, Father Jerzy speaking." "Listen preacher, If you stick your ass out of your priesthoIe, neither the Pope nor Reagan will save you." "Show up on the pilgrimage and you'II get a bullet." "A chilly evening." "They went to the Primate?" "They petitioned him?" "Father..." " How could they do that?" " They did it out of concern..." "They didn't even ask me if I wanted that!" "You rotten fascist." "Your buddies shouIdn't be surprised if they find you with your throat slit open." " You stinking witch..." " Hand that over." "You won't preach those stupid homiIies of yours any more!" " Soon..." " Give it to me..." "Jurek..." "I hate them." "I hate them sons-of..." "I'II never stop hating them!" "I'II never stop hating them!" "You can't..." "I won't give you absolution." "I don't care." "Wait..." "At least try." "please, try..." "Good evening." "Look what scared you!" "The only downside is there's no lemon!" "Mietek... has agreed to collaborate with the secret police." "But he wants it announced during holy Mass." "Your Eminence, I can't leave." "My dear, if you can or cannot leave is also up to me." "And I say you can leave." "But the question is..." "Do you want to leave?" "Your acquaintances and friends have asked me to make it possible." "I understand their concern for your safety." "Are you asking me to allow you to leave?" "No, I'm not." "I'II conform to your instructions." "As required by the vow of obedience." "But do you want me to send you to Rome?" "If you don't want this, I won't force you." "But if you think it wouId be best for you," " consider it." " I can't betray the people." "My dear Father Jerzy, we are both priests." "We both know we... cannot betray Jesus." "You understand that you cannot betray him" "Do you understand that I can't betray him either?" "It's Jerzy!" "Jerzy is here!" "Why do you hardly ever show up?" "Doesn't visit at all!" "They need me there all the time." "Mom, every time I eat something you've cooked, the taste lasts for a week." "Why do you wolf it down like that?" "They don't feed you in Warsaw?" "They do, but you know Mom's cooking always tastes special." "WaIdek, tell them they feed me." "He gets food from people all the time, but has no time to eat it." "Oome on, you shouldn't say things like that." "If you come more often, you'd know what taters taste like." "Want more?" "I'm heating up some gravy." "If you stay until tomorrow, we'd go pick some mushrooms." "I can't." "We're getting ready for the pilgrimage of working people to Ozestochowa." "I need to create the program, select hymns, so people can sing together," "God willing, there'II be people from all over poland." "Not bad, this is a workers' state, and you lead the working people to Mother Mary." " They won't forget that." " Be careful, son." "Everything they do figures into God's plan." "Not to worry." "They've left me alone, Z ygmunt's been released." "And others from "solidarity", too." "You see, they've accepted the fact that the people won't be broken down." " I was granted amnesty, too." " Amnesty?" "And they keep following you around the village like rabid dogs?" "...such as PopieIuszko from Warsaw, keep turning religious services into political meetings against the orders of the Episcopate and our patient warnings that this kind of activity will not be tolerated." "Despite the fact that we keep our promises, which poland seems to understand..." "Shut your mouth, or you look like you're swallowing files." " Right, that's it!" " No, Mom, don't go." "Let me gaze at you." "Go gaze at your Father." "I'II go wrap some mushrooms and bread for you..." "Or Father Pastor will kick you out." "Daddy, just promise not to cry for me if they..." "Hi..." "How was your trip?" " Do you have it?" " Sure I do." "Look." "Jurek, I'm telling you, the people are waiting." "AII of poland will hear your words." " Are you saying a homily?" " No, only an introduction." " I must go." "Bye." " See you." "Jurek, my poor little twig." "Look." "The North has met the South and the heart of poland." "Good morning, Mr. Ohairman." "Virgin Mary of Ozestochowa..." "We have heard the graceful voice" "Upon you we depend..." "We have heard the graceful voice" "Of the Virgin Mary calling" "Oome to me my children" "The time has come..." "Dear friends!" "The First Station." "Jesus is condemned to death." "Through the cross of Jesus we have all been liberated." "Let us beg for liberty for those who have been unlawfully deprived of it." "hall Mary, full of grace..." "Father, are you sure of that?" "You may have all sorts of problems afterwards." "Oh, we're used to problems." "please write:" "The polish Martyr Friars parish, Bydgoszcz." " Friday the 1 9th, right?" " Right." "Father, there's so many people." "This is your achievement." "Who knows, maybe we're responsible for it too." "We've been praying for you fervently!" "So many people, what grace!" "God bless you, Sisters," "I ask you all to pray for me..." "That I'm not alone at my hour of death." " And that there's a witness." " We will pray." " God bless." " OertainIy." "They've tracked me." "Do you have a copy of the sermon?" "Yes." "If I get detained, take it to the church of the exaltation of the holy Oross." "If you're taken into custody, I'm going with you." "If need be I'II kick up the biggest commotion ever seen..." "Ania, calm down." "The homily is what matters." "Irena will take it, she has another copy." "alright, get in the front seat." "He conducted a service on the 8th of October in Bytom, at 6:00 in the evening." "In his homily he emphasized the significance of human dignity, of the freedom granted by God," "and the ability to differentiate between truth and falsehood." "He promoted prayer and the education of children in the spirit of love for God and for the homeland." "The hymn "God save poland"" "was sung with the verse, "Return our free homeland to us, Lord."" "Hundreds of people raised their hands making the "V" sign with their fingers." "Father PopieIuszko responded to questions:" ""Do you see any point in what you are doing?"" ""If I didn't see a point, I wouldn't be doing this."" ""What do you think is poland's future?" "Do you believe in our country's rebirth?"" ""The future is in our hands." "I think it isn't only me who believes this, we all do."" "MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS" "Here's the cryptogram you requested." ""The actions of the clergy."" "Thank you." "I have information that PopieIuszko will be in Gdansk on the 1 3th." "Is it reliable?" "It's based on multiple sources." "OCTOBER 1 3 1 984" " What was that?" " should we go and see?" "No." "There's three of us." "What if it was an assassination attempt?" "especially then, we shouldn't stop." "Oan I come in?" "Listen," "I talked to Irek, I've got a car, we'II be going to Bydgoszcz with you." "Are you out of your mind?" "!" "You're not going anywhere." "You have two kids, you're staying home." "Are you hungry?" "I am, but I'II be home in a minute and grab a bite." "Wait." "I've got mushrooms from my father in Okopy." "I'II make you something to eat." "How are your kids?" "Has Kasia got used to the new school?" "She still complains a little but she's getting better." "And how's Arek?" "Arek's fine." "He's upset about his pimples." "I told him they'd go away." "pimples?" "Sure they'II go away." "I have to go..." " hello." " Hi..." "Lamb of God," "Who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us" "May the Body of Ohrist lead me to eternal life..." "May the blood of Ohrist lead me to eternal life." "Take a deep breath..." "Oome, Snitch, you're staying with me today." "Be a good boy and don't make a fuss." "Nothing new, same old wheezes..." "You won't get rid of them until ripe old age." "Jerzy, I'II stay here with Anna for a while." "We'II hang around the windows and create some movement." "OCTOBER 1 9 1 984" "John paul II turned to Our Lady of Ozestochowa with the following prayer," ""I thank you, holy Mother, for those who are not defeated by evil and who fight evil with good."" "hall Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." "holy Mary, Mother of God..." "To fight evil with good we must nourish the virtue of fortitude." ""Woe to a society,"" "cried the Primate of the millennium," ""that is not governed by fortitude."" "Let us pray to God that he free us of fear and intimidation," "but first and foremost, that He free us of the desire for violence and retaliation." "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name..." "Stop the car." "pull over." "Step out of the car." " What for?" "I'm a passenger." " For an identity check." "I'II show you my ID." "Don't obstruct official procedures." "We need to go to the radio-teIephone." "Step out of the car." "Turn the lights off." "Let's go." "Father Jerzy PopieIuszko was kidnapped around 1 0:00 in the evening on October 1 9th, in the vicinity of Przysiek near Torun." "please..." "Oome tomorrow." "The Parish Priest is in the hospital." "We really don't know anything." "Don't wait in the cold." " Oome tomorrow." " Open the gate, please!" "Father!" "Oome, I'II say a holy Mass for his speedy return." "No, no..." "I need his portrait." "A good and sharp one." " Wait, he looks great on this one." " No!" "He has to be alone." "alright, I'II take this one." "Piotr, take this one." "Did you have it translated?" ""The more the man's truth and love, the more justice"" " Maybe a section of a homily?" " Okay..." "Okay..." "Wait..." "Wait..." "It's OK." "It'II be fine." "gentlemen, come to the front of the church." ""GIVE FATHER JERZY BAOK TO US"" "Brothers and Sisters," "Brothers and Sisters, today, Father Jerzy's body was found in the waters of the WIocIawek Reservoir." "Lord, you who have suffered for us." "We failed to protect him..." "What could we do?" "We failed..." "Maybe it was meant to happen." " Excuse me..." " It's Father Pastor." "Father Jerzy, he is the patron of our presence in Europe, for which he sacrificed his life just like Ohrist has done!" "Like Ohrist!" "Just like Ohrist he is entitled to be a citizen of the world, of Europe." "Because he sacrificed his life for all of us." "JUNE 1 4 1 987" "In the year 1 985 four security service officers were sentenced for executing the crime on Father Jerzy PopieIuszko." "They were all released under amnesty." "In the year 201 0 Father Jerzy PopieIuszko was beatified."