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Gates to Paradise (1968)
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Overview
In 1212, a Children’s Crusade is launched after a young shepherd, Jacques de Cloyes, claims to have had a vision in which it is said that the innocence of children would be able to liberate Jerusalem. A monk, returning from Holy Land, joins the crusade and hears the children’s confessions, gradually realizing that most of them are taking part not for religious, but for more worldly reasons, like rejected love and hopes for freedom, the true nature of their enthusiasm is homosexual. In fact, if the children follow Jacques, it is more for romantic than religious reasons. They take literally the famous phrase: “Love one another”.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Lionel Stander | John Fordyce | Mathieu Carrière | Ferdy Mayne | Pauline Challoner | Jenny Agutter | Denis Gilmore | Kynaston Reeves | Janez Vrhovec | Dragomir Felba | Gojko Kovačević | Ljubomir Radović