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Clergy (Polish: Kler) is a 2018 Polish film directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. It presents the fate of three priests and archbishop.

Synopis
The three priests meet after years, the anniversary of the accident that saved their lives. The meeting will completely change their lives, where one of them is accused of being a pedophile.

Cast

 * Arkadiusz Jakubik as Priest Andrzej Kukuła.
 * Robert Więckiewicz as Priest Tadeusz Trybus.
 * Jacek Braciak as Priest Leszek Lisowski.
 * Janusz Gajos as Archbishop Mordowicz.
 * Joanna Kulig as Hanka Tomala, housekeeper and lover Priest Trybus.
 * Izabela Kuna as Ethics teacher.

Production
Clergy is a film about pedophilia. Pictures were shot in the Czech Republic and Kraków. During the work on the film, the people who were harmed by the clergy applied to the director, where both the present and former priests were also consultants of the film.

The film was also inspired by a book by Ekke Overbeek.

Controversy
The film was criticized by right-wing, conservative and church circles in Poland. Priest Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski accused the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Piotr Gliński, of financing the film from the funds of the Polish Film Institute, where Glinski himself denied everything.

From the retransmission of the gala from the Gdynia] Film festival in [[TVP Kultura, a fragment of Smarzowski's speech was cut out, jokingly joking that he counted on taking her away from Jacek Kurski. In response, the President of TVP called the film "a tawdry provocation", and TVP News (Wiadomości) dedicated him to the main issue. The film's address was accused of lack of credibility and attacking the Church.

The Catholic Association of Journalists in Poland called for a boycott of the film. Anna Sobecka, a PiS deputy, asked the Minister of Culture about the reason for co-financing the film from the state budget. In turn, in several Polish cities, it was announced that there would be no screening of films in local cinemas, or attempts were made to prevent film screenings. Such situations took place, among others in Ostrołęka, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Sokółka or Ełk.

Polish film critic Tomasz Raczek recognized Clergy as the Polish version of the American film Spotlight.

Awards
Clergy received nominations for the Golden Lions award at the 43st Film Festival in Gdynia (Poland) and received the audience award, special, main and for the set design for Jagna Janicka.

Premiere
The premiere of Clergy in Poland took place on September 29, 2018. The foreign premiere will take place on October 11, 2018 in Great Britain and Ireland, as well as in the USA, Germany and The Netherland.

Box Office
Clergy has seen over 2.5 million viewers in cinemas in Poland.