Gods

Based on the real life of professor Zbigniew Religa, a famous cardio-surgeon and later politician, this gripping film is being showered with major awards at international film festivals. An extraordinary human being, Religa was the father of human organ transplantation in Poland in the 80s, and performed the first successful heart transplant in the then Communist country. He dared to challenge the existing rules under extremely adverse and difficult circumstances. Stars Polish heartthrob Tomasz Kot. Co-Presented by the Polish Cultural Council.

Lukasz Palkowski | Poland | 2014 | 112 min

Three Rivers Film Festival

November 7-22, 2014

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