Miroslaw Król (King) has been the rector of Orchard Lake (Michigan, USA) since 2017. It is a seminary for Polish clerics. Two men who were his subordinates have accused him of molestation and sexual assault. They have filed a civil lawsuit against him. The state attorney general is also handling the case. So far, no one appears to be charged. – When we decided to add Orchard Lake to the map of our travels in search of the truth, it seemed to be just another story of sexual abuse. Meanwhile, the irregularities piled up more and more. It gave the impression that almost all church pathologies concentrated in this small town,” says the author of “The Kingdom” – Marcin Gutowski. People appearing in the reportage call the events in Orchard Lake a scandal of the Catholic Church. They speak of a system that punishes those who seek justice.
MARCIN GUTOWSKI
Born in 1983 in Warsaw. He is a graduate of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, a journalist, reporter and author of books. Since 2017, he has been working for the magazine “Czarno na białym” („Black on White”) in the biggest Polish news channel TVN24. Occasionally collaborating with other programs and publishing texts online in the TVN24 Magazine. Before that, for 11 years he was a journalist of the legendary Polish radio station, Channel Three. He has published in numerous magazines. He has also written several reportage books. He specializes in Middle Eastern issues, especially Israeli and Palestinian, as well as religious.
Gallery Theatre
(1112 North Milwaukee Ave.)
Tuesday, 11/08/22 7:00 pm.
2021, 86 min, Poland
Polish with English subtitles
Direction/Reżyseria
MARCIN GUTOWSKI
Script/Scenariusz
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
Art Director/Scenografia
Music/Muzyka
Editing/Montaż
Sound/Dźwięk
Produced by/Produkcja
TVN
Producer/Producent
PATRYCJA REDO – ŁABĘDZIEWSKA
