6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, History • 2025 • 118 min
Triumph of the Heart (2025)
Triumph of the Heart (2025)
Overview
Biographical historical drama depicting the final days of St. Maximilian Kolbe and his companions in Auschwitz's starvation bunker. Directed and written by Anthony D'Ambrosio, starring Marcin Kwaśny as Kolbe, Christopher Sherwood as SS officer Karl Fritzsch, Armand Procacci, and Rowan Polonski. Faith-based production released in September 2025.
Starring Cast
Armand Procacci • Christopher Sherwood • Rowan Polonski
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Biographical historical drama depicting the final days of St. Maximilian Kolbe and his companions in Auschwitz's starvation bunker. Directed and written by Anthony D'Ambrosio, starring Marcin Kwaśny as Kolbe, Christopher Sherwood as SS officer Karl Fritzsch, Armand Procacci, and Rowan Polonski. Faith-based production released in September 2025.
Starring Cast
Armand Procacci • Christopher Sherwood • Rowan Polonski
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film's central solution to Nazi oppression lies in St. Maximilian Kolbe's faith-guided leadership and self-sacrifice, promoting individual spiritual strength over collective resistance. This emphasis on Christian values amid atrocity tilts the narrative toward conservative ideals of tradition and personal devotion.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features traditional casting with an all-white European cast fitting its historical WWII context. Its narrative positively frames the white male protagonist's faith-driven sacrifice without critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium
A gay prisoner forms part of the diverse group facing starvation in Auschwitz, integrated into the story of brotherhood and faith led by St. Maximilian Kolbe. His inclusion underscores universal human resilience without exploring or highlighting LGBTQ+ specifics, resulting in an incidental depiction.
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The biographical drama centers on spiritual camaraderie among prisoners, omitting depictions of traditional family units or domestic roles. This void in family content renders the portrayal neutral.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film presents St. Maximilian Kolbe's Catholic faith as a beacon of hope and humanity amid the horrors of Auschwitz, where his devotion inspires solidarity and redemption among fellow prisoners facing starvation and death.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film depicts the historical sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Auschwitz, with no transgender characters or themes present. The narrative centers on faith, suffering, and heroism among prisoners, offering no portrayal of transsexual identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Triumph of the Heart depicts the historical events surrounding St. Maximilian Kolbe's sacrifice in Auschwitz, with all major characters portrayed by actors of matching genders to their real-life counterparts, resulting in no gender swaps.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Triumph of the Heart depicts the final days of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest, portrayed by Polish actor Marcin Kwaśny, matching the historical figure's European ethnicity. Supporting roles, including the prisoner Albert played by Rowan Polonski of British-Polish descent, align with the WWII-era Polish setting without altering established racial depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.4
Critic Ratings
N/A
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