FILM
Budny, a secret service officer, secretly surveils Bishop Karol Wojtyla for 20 years. An unreciprocated bond forms between Budny and the unaware Wojtyla, leading to an obsessive, pathological relationship from Budny's perspective.
Directed by Robert Gliński
Starring Mateusz Więcławek, Marianna Zydek, Zbigniew Stryj, Adrian Brząkała, Maciej Mikołajczyk, Zuzanna Lit, Krzysztof Wach, Krzysztof Szczepaniak
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | No date listed |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 20 October 2023 (Poland) |
Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.
| Country | In cinemas | Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 20 Oct 2023 | 8 Feb 2024 |
| Germany | – | 21 Sept 2024 |
| Canada | – | 27 Sept 2024 |
| Argentina | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Australia | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Belgium | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Brazil | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Colombia | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| France | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Greece | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Hong Kong | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| India | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Israel | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Italy | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Japan | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Mexico | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Singapore | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| South Africa | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| South Korea | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Sweden | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Switzerland | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Türkiye | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| United Kingdom | – | 28 Sept 2024 |
| Hungary | – | 30 Sept 2024 |
| Portugal | – | 30 Sept 2024 |
| Thailand | – | 30 Sept 2024 |
| United States | – | 28 Oct 2024 |
Every release in New Zealand this month · digital · physical
From our streaming checks, last checked 17 Oct, 18:53 NZDT. "Expected" dates come from availability data, not the service; a "first detected" date is when a check first found it there, not its release date. See streaming releases this week in New Zealand.
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Availability data by JustWatch via TMDB. Offers and catalogues change often.
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