Polycarp

2015 • 92 minutes

About this movie

A young slave girl, Anna, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd Century Smyrna and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she struggles to reconcile her beliefs with those of the Christians. When the Roman proconsul demands that all citizens worship Caesar to show their allegiance to Rome, Polycarp and the Christians must find courage to stand for their faith against the growing threat of persecution. Anna is forced to come to grips with the truth and choose whom she is willing to live-and die-for.

Ratings and reviews

A beautiful, wholesome movie that is clearly made with higher production value than I see in a lot of Christian movies. I was moved to tears several times. Incidentally, the text of Polycarp's sermon in front of the village fountain while soldiers listened is taken directly from Polycarp's actual Epistle to the Philippians. Wonderful movie, would completely recommend.

Amazing!