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"Max & Me" recounts the story of the Franciscan monk
Maksymilian Kolbe but in a modern day setting, focusing on an
encounter between teenager DJ and Gunther, an older man.
Kolbe was arrested and sent to Auschwitz in Nazi-occupied Poland
in 1941. At the end of July that year, in reprisal for a
prisoner escape, Nazi guards selected several men to die from
starvation.
When one of those picked, Polish Sergeant Franciszek Gajowniczek,
began crying for his wife and children, Kolbe stepped forward,
offering to die in his place. Gajowniczek survived Auschwitz and
went on to tell the story. Kolbe was canonized in 1982 by
then-Polish Pope John Paul II.
Mexican film house Dos Corazones is making the film, currently
in the final stage of production.
"Maximilian Kolbe's life was like a testament to humanity ... In
the most hopeless places ... he proved that there is always room
in our souls, in our heart for boundless good, boundless love,"
Polish actor Piotr Adamczyk, who provides the voice of
Gajowniczek in the film, told Reuters.
Producer Pablo Jose Barroso said he decided to make a 3D film to
inspire a younger generation of faithful.
"We thought about whether it should be in live action or
animated but (what) really called us to action was the true
story of a priest who was an exemplary person and who dedicated
all his time to try to preach using alternative means," he said.
"Max & Me" is set for release next summer.
(Reporting By Reuters Television in Mexico City; Writing by
Reuters Television and Marie-Louise Gumuchian in London; Editing
by Gareth Jones)
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