“Between Silence and a Whisper” is the title of the latest Polish-American feature film about St. Sister Faustina, being shot in English at various locations, including Praski, Warsaw, and the oldest Benedictine nuns’ abbey in Poland, located in Staniątki near Kraków. Based on facts from the life of the Apostle of Divine Mercy, recorded in her “Diary” and in the recollections of the sisters, the film is “a story from a hundred years ago about boundless trust in God and the message of Mercy, which today’s world needs more than ever.”
The film is directed and produced by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Michał Kondrat, who also co-wrote the screenplay with his wife, Anna. Cinematography is by the outstanding director of photography Piotr Sobociński. The international cast, comprising several dozen actors, includes Maria Kowalska as St. Faustina, American actor Neal McDonough as Fr. M. Sopoćko, Beata Poźniak (Hollywood) as Mother Michaela Moraczewska, Richard McFerran as Fr. J. Andrasz, Małgorzata Buczkowska as Mother Irena Krzyżanowska, Anna Podolak as the novice mistress, David Price as Bishop Kubicki, Mirosław Zaniewski as Bishop Rospond, and Sean Plamer as Fr. Czaputa.
The film is being made in consultation with and with the active involvement of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. See the photo gallery from the film set in Staniątki.