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Triumph of the Heart

Triumph of the Heart

The Heroic Sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe

2025•1h 58m•6.4/10
DramaHistory

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6.4/10(9)

The extraordinary true story of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest who volunteered to die in place of another man in Auschwitz during World War II.

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Production

CineMammoth Productions

Language

PL

Status

Released

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Cast

Marcin Kwaśny

Marcin Kwaśny

Maximilian Kolbe

Christopher Sherwood

Karl Fritzsch

Sharon Oliphant

Franziska

Agnieszka Goławska

Mamma Kolbe

Rowan Polonski

Rowan Polonski

Albert

Armand Procacci

Armand Procacci

Freddy

Oleh Karpenko

Oleh Karpenko

Jonas

Lech Dyblik

Lech Dyblik

Patryk

Istan Rozumny

Istan Rozumny

Brother Alphonse

Lauren Cimorelli

Black Madonna

Radosław Pazura

Radosław Pazura

Alex Mugnaioni

Alex Mugnaioni

Ioan

Pauline Leslie Rulla

Sarah

Julia Jakubowska

Julia Jakubowska

Leah

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