DIRECTION:Rafał Wieczyński
SCRIPT: Rafał Wieczyński
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Grzegorz Kędzierski
ART DIRECTION: Andrzej Kowalczyk
MUSIC: Paweł Sydor
EDITING: Marek Ciszewski
SOUND: Maria Chilarecka, Tobias Fleig, Reiner Heesch
PRODUCED: Focus Producers Sp. z o.o.
PRODUCER: Julita Świercz-Wieczyńska

Adam Woronowicz (Popiełuszko Jerzy), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Ireneusz), Joanna Szczepkowska (Roma Szczepkowska), Marta Lipińska (Janina), Antoni Królikowski (Grzegorz Przemyk), Martyna Peszko (Marysia), Maja Komorowska (actress Maja)

Popieluszko. Freedom Is Within Us, a biopic about the heroic priest, whose anti-communist rhetoric during his career led to his eventual assassination in 1984. A look at the man beyond the politics, the film tracks Popieluszko's life from his childhood to his rise in popularity and conflict with the Communist authorities. His public criticism of the government makes him a spiritual voice of the people, leading to his central role in mass protests. As his persona grows, those in power fire back, doing everything in their means to discredit and ruin him. While he always has to look behind him, Popieluszko tries to forge ahead with his agenda while evading plots that threaten his life. Played magnetically as an adult by Adam Woronowicz, the viewer is given the picture of a man whose charisma and integrity inspired the general will in Poland for a better country and life.

Rafal Wieczynski

Born in Warsaw in1968.. Film actor, director and screenwriter. He graduated in Film Directing from the National Film School in Lodz (1991). First appeared as an actor on stage when he was 9 years old. In 1980 he had his acting screen debut. Nipkow Program scholarship recipient (Berlin).

Filmography:

2009 Popieluszko. Freedom is Within Us (Popieluszko. Wolnosc jest w nas);

1992 Really Short Film about Love, Killing and One More Commandment (Naprawde krotki film o milosci, zabijaniu I jeszcze jednym przykazaniu), Award at Cinema Jave in Valencia '93; Award at the Festival of Debuts at Annoncy '93; Award at Mamers IFF.