Kolbe and a fellow prisoner in the starvation cell, lit by a barred window

Triumph of the Heart

Into death & beyond it.

The story

We start where the world stops.

Most stories about St. Maximilian Kolbe end when he steps forward to take the place of a condemned man in Auschwitz. Our story begins there.

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Reviews

A saint story like you've never seen.

“Like a Caravaggio masterpiece reemerging after 500 years.”

Emily Malloy, The Federalist

“Masterpiece and miracle.”

Sheryl Collmer, Crisis Magazine

“Just about 200 of our parishioners were rapt by the production.”

Michael McShane, screening host

“Probably one of the best movies about a saint I had ever seen.”

Fr. Angelo Casimiro, Our Lady of Peace

The US premiere

The night it came home.

A full house, a Q&A with the filmmakers and the first audience to see it on American soil.

Audience watching Triumph of the Heart at the US premiere — Lights down

A full theater at the US premiere — A full house

Anthony D'Ambrosio speaking on stage at the US premiere — Anthony D'Ambrosio, writer and director

The filmmakers take questions on stage — Q&A with the filmmakers

The audience applauds at the US premiere — The credits roll

Cast and crew interviewed at the premiere — On the red carpet

A guest arrives at the US premiere — Arrivals

Guests at the US premiere reception — The reception

Guests embrace at the US premiere reception — After the film

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How it was made

Made by the community.

Every Militia film climbs the same six stages. Triumph of the Heart cleared all six, carried by the people who wanted it made.

1
Development
2 years
“This film started in my own starvation bunker.” Two years of writing and prep before cameras rolled.
2
Crowdfunding
1,119
Kickstarter backers pledged $160,259, eight times the goal, to finish the film.
3
Production
294
Cast, crew and artists made it, filmed across seven towns in Poland in 2023.
4
Post-production
Aug 13
World premiere in Warsaw in 2025, on the eve of Kolbe's feast day.
5
Event release
100,000+
Saw it in US theaters and at screenings hosted by 1,000+ churches, schools and communities after AMC walked away.
6
Streaming
18,000+
Streams only on Militia's own platform.