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Directed by Mattias Löw Editor(s) Maria Sleszynska Initial release 1 January 2016 Producer Tomas Mattias Löw Cinematography Tomas Mattias Löw | 8.4/10 IMDb Country of origin Sweden & India Running time 59 minutes Director Tomas Mattias Löw Written by Tomas Mattias Löw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original language(s) Swedish, English & Malayalam Production company(s) Freedom From Choice AB and Film i Dalarna Similar The Referee, The Naked Brand, Objectified, Angry Indian Goddesses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The indian priest 2016
The Indian Priest is a 2016 Swedish-Indian documentary film made for television about a Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.) Catholic priest from south India, Father Raphael Kurian, who is sent to modern and secular Sweden as a missionary on the request from the evergrowing Catholic Church in Sweden and archbishop Anders Arborelius.
The documentary mainly focuses on Father Raphael Kurian's daily life, work and life in priestly celibacy at the parishes in Falun and Olofström, Sweden as well as in the Syro-Malabar Church monastery congregation outside Thrissur at Elthuruth in Kerala, India.
The film is produced by Freedom From Choice AB and Film i Dalarna, and directed by award-winning Swedish film director Mattias Löw.
The documentary has received international attention with awards at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Review (LAFR) Independent Film Awards in United States, nominations and official selections at film festivals including Riverside International Film Festival (RIFF) in United States and Ethnografilm at Claude Lelouche's Ciné 13 Théâtre in Paris, France.