‘Triumph of the Heart’: The Sacrifice of Maximilian Kolbe

A Polish Catholic priest gives up his life to save another in the brutal camp at Auschwitz.

Father Maximilian Kolbe (Marcin Kwasny) is sent to Auschwitz, in “Triumph of the Heart.” Sherwood Fellows

NR | 1h 58m | Drama | 2025

Despite the common misperception, the National Socialist (Nazi) party was more pagan than Christian. It sought to dominate and corrupt Christianity, rather than promote it. That’s why the regime executed so many clergymen, notably German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Catholic priest Maximilian Kolbe.