Husband and wife duo Ruvé and Neal McDonough board feature film project as executive producers for the Polish-American production directed by filmmaker Michal Kondrat
Film explores unpublished recollections of nuns from Faustina’s Congregation shedding light on the saint’s trials, fears and illness; sets distribution for 2027
FIRST LOOK: Maria Kowalska as Sister Faustina Kowalska
“BETWEEN SILENCE AND A WHISPER”
Photo Credit: Kolbe Film Foundation
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Oct. 5, 2026
LÓDŹ, Poland, Oct. 5, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — Kondrat-Media announced that principal photography has begun on the Polish-American production Between Silence and A Whisper (“Między Ciszą a Szeptem”) – a moving and universal story based on true events from the life of a contemporary canonized Catholic saint, Sister Faustina Kowalska, drawn from her “Diary” and the unpublished recollections of nuns from her congregation.
“The film goes beyond the sanctity of Faustina and portrays a woman of flesh and blood who finds within herself the courage to carry on a mission far beyond her strength, in the face of fear, a fatal illness and the complete incomprehension of those around her,” said Michal Kondrat, director. “This is a story from a century ago about boundless trust in God and about the message of Mercy, which today’s world needs more than ever.”
The production includes Neal McDonough, (Yellowstone, Band of Brothers) who portrays Faustina’s spiritual director Fr. Michal Sopoćko; Maria Kowalska (Forgotten Love) starring as Sister Faustina Kowalska; and Beata Poźniak, a Polish-American actress who appeared alongside Gary Oldman in Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning “JFK,” joins the cast as Mother Moraczewska, Mother General. The film is directed by renowned Polish filmmaker Michal Kondrat (Prophet, Love and Mercy: Faustina), and is produced by the Kolbe Film Foundation, whose titles have been successfully released in cinemas in 30 countries worldwide. Ruvé and Neal McDonough serve as executive producers.
SYNOPSIS: The year is 1925. Twenty-year-old Helena Kowalska (Maria Kowalska), a simple village girl, answers God’s call and passes through the gates of a Warsaw convent. No one suspects that this quiet nun will be raised to the altars by John Paul II, and that the whole Church will come to know her as Saint Sister Faustina. Her “Diary” will become one of the most popular Catholic books in the world, and the message of Divine Mercy entrusted to her will reach millions of the faithful on every continent. For now, she is a cook, a gardener and a portress. She peels potatoes, sweeps floors and abides in religious silence, learning that holiness is born in ordinary, everyday life.
But within the silence of the convent walls, she is called by a voice that no one else can hear. The sisters mock her, her superiors do not believe her, and she herself begins to fear she is losing her mind. Until, in Vilnius, she meets Father Michał Sopoćko (Neal McDonough), the only person willing to listen to her. Meanwhile, a fatal illness is draining her strength. Faustina is running out of time for the message of Mercy to reach the world.
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