SIGNIS-BELARUS

UT UNUM SINT - THAT ALL WERE UNITED

International Catholic Festival of
Christian Documentary and TV Programs

Original title:	Dzień z życia mnicha
Festivals:	MAGNIFICAT 2009
Category:	Documentary
Production:	RELIGIA.TV
Scriptwriter:	Nelson Pereira
Director:	Нельсан Перэйра
Country:	POLAND
Year:	2008
Time:	42 minutes
Original Language:	polish
First Performance	RELIGIA.TV, 21.03.2008
Date of Entry Form:	15 March 2009
Stopshots from Film:	[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

Plot: The film invites to follow the Benedictine monks from the Tyniec monastery, bringing us inside the rhythm of everyday life of these men, listening from themselves to their own reflections about monastic life.

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