Gates to Paradise
Gates to Paradise is a 1968 film by Polish director Andrzej Wajda. The film is set in medieval France and is based on a novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski (1960) that seeks to expose the motives behind youthful religious zeal. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
In 1212, a Children's Crusade is launched after Jakob claims to have had a vision in which it is said that the innocence of children would be able to liberate Jerusalem. A monk, returning from Jerusalem, joins the crusade and hears the children's confessions, gradually realizing that most of them are taking part not for religious, but for more worldly reasons, like rejected love.
More details
author | Donald Howarth Jerzy Andrzejewski |
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director | Andrzej Wajda |
genre | drama |
keywords | adoptive father children\'s crusade drown kill reject |
musicBy | Ward Swingle |
producer | Sam Waynberg |
productionCompany | Avala Film |
theme | lgbt-related |