French cinema hit! A powerful epic communicative about the large folk uprising against the panic of the French Revolution, the persecution of the clergy and the Church, in defence of the Catholic tradition and faith. How to organize the movie “Wandea. triumph or death” in your village?

Wandea. triumph or death

The year is 1793. Violent revolutionary tyranny of blood under the guillotine means and builds a “new France”. A king, monarchy supporters, thousands of priests and faithful were killed, but 4 of the 5 executed came from the 3rd state, or “French people”, in whose name the revolution was reportedly set in motion. The 3 large slogans of the revolution: freedom, equality, brotherhood, sound like a grim joke. In the spring of 1793, the French people of Wandea say “enough.” An uprising erupts, the Catholic and Royal Army is created, and on its banners the Sacred Heart of Jesus... To this day, this image is simply a symbol and is rightly respected by French Catholic and conventional environments.

The film's main character is the legendary François de Charette, a young, though already 4 years retired officer of the erstwhile Royal Navy. Wandian peasants almost forcefully urge him to take command of the uprising. The reluctant officer in the coming months will not only prove to be a clever military strategy, but will besides become a charismatic leader and builder of a heroic, free, dedicated thought and a ready-for-all insurgent army.

‘Vandea. triumph or death” discovers an unjustly dust-covered past card. It is simply a tribute to the brave vandean people who sacrificed his life to defend freedom and faith. The revenge of the revolution was cruel, and the extermination of not only men, but besides children, women, aged after the fall of the uprising is called the first genocide in history. In 1984, John Paul II beatified 99 Vandian martyrs from Angers murdered out of hatred for faith. The communicative of the brave and faithful God of the Vandian insurgents is symbolic.

Polish premiere of the movie "Vandea. triumph or death” took place precisely on the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart! The vandian insurgents placed on the banners the symbol of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whose cult spread in France thanks to the revelations that St. Margaret Alacoque received. Just as “Cristiada” utilized to be, so present “Vandea. triumph or death" can be an inspiration to Jesus' followers who are forced to fight for their religion against hostile ideologies.

How to organize a movie show?

1. Choose a cinema where you want to organize a show. This may be a smaller studio cinema or 1 of the network cinemas like Multikino or Helios.

2. Then contact the cinema by telephone or email and study your willingness to organize the show and ask about the conditions under which you can do it.

When searching for a telephone number or email on the cinema website, you should immediately choice the individual liable for group shows (if you have problem uncovering the right contact – we can aid you).

Each cinema has somewhat different conditions under which it organizes group shows. They all offer cheaper tickets for specified a show, while depending on the cinema, the minimum number of spectators declared will be provided. This minimum number depends on whether the screening is to take place in the morning or in the evening, whether it is to be on weekends or weekdays, and ranges from 40 to 70 spectators.

If we have a smaller group, you can besides talk to another communities to go to the movie together or you can talk to the cinema to join the screening already scheduled or to have the screening for specified a group be included in the repertoire and the cinema sale tickets for it. Not all cinema will agree to specified a scenario, but it is worth asking or contact Rafael Film, who can start talking about it.

In Cinema City, group bookings are possible after contact with the headquarters, where dedicated people deal with individual cinemas in cities in Poland. telephone and email addresses can be found here

If the conditions proposed by the cinema meet expectations, the date of the show should be set. This is worth 2 weeks in advance, so that there is simply a good time to organize a group.

3. Organizing a group in a parish, school or community is simply a more individual matter.

In the parish, this is usually done through a parish announcement and listing in the sacristy after Holy Masses. In addition, of course, through parish communities. Normally, parishes do not distribute tickets straight (although of course it is possible to buy “upfront” tickets for parishioners in the cinema). alternatively willing ones receive tickets (and pay) straight before the screening in the cinema (usually any password is set with the cinema, e.g. the name of the parish and so that the willing receive the agreed discount). You can besides usage a strategy of vouchers (taken from cinema) that you receive in the sacristy and exchange for a ticket in the cinema.

If you have any questions, difficulties, we are here to help. We cooperate straight with the majority of cinema employees liable for group shows, but besides with cinema network headquarters, which is why we have facilitated many times the organisation of shows for the parish.

All essential materials can be found at the distributor's website: https://rafaelfilm.pl/wandea-life-orbo-death/

Briefly on the war in Wandea

The Wandej War was 1 of the most brutal and deadly civilian wars in France's history. It exploded in March 1793, over 3 years after the French Revolution began. The causes of social rebellion were many and gradually piled up. The expectations that accompanied the French people in 1789, gradually turned into large disappointment. Additionally, the leaders of the revolution found delight in the brutal trial with the Church and Catholic faith, which the devout people of the French state peculiarly did not like. After voting on the nationalization of ecclesiastical property on November 2, 1789, and then disbanding contemplative orders on February 13, 1790, paid by the state priests and bishops, they were obliged to take an oath of loyalty to the nation. Pope Pius VI condemned this oath, thus the French priests were forced to stand for 1 of the parties. The refuseners of the oath were referred to as “resistent” and consequently referred to as outlaws. Hunted by soldiers, they were forced to hide distant from homes and execute Mass in the underground. For the Vandians, a population profoundly associated with the Catholic Church and attached to the tradition of their ancestors, this life coup proved disastrous.

The fast deterioration occurred in early 1793, the alleged "terrible year". It began with the execution of King Louis XVI, which took place on January 21. The news of the overthrown ruler's overthrow spread in the kingdom like a fire, then spreading throughout Europe. This only cemented the coalition of European monarchies against revolutionary France. At all borders, a young republic faced the danger of being swept off the face of the earth. On 2 March 1793, the National Convention decided urgently to assemble an army of 300,000 people. Volunteers from each region were appointed, complementing those designated by the authorities.

Mass mobilization has become a spark that ignites a barrel full of powder. Many peasants refused to die at the borders in the name of a reigning government that had already hated. On March 10, 1793, riots broke out throughout the kingdom, especially in the west and north of Loire. In a spontaneous and simultaneous detonation thousands of peasants grabbed the weapon to fight against the French Republic. To combat these “better armed, experienced in combat and disciplined”, the peasants sought aid from the local nobility, most of whom had previously served as officers in the royal army. Those conscious of the large danger were willing or forced to lead the insurgents. Among them was the legendary François-Athanase Charette de la Contrie.

The uprising covered extended territory, spreading into 4 departments: the south of Loire-Inférieure (Bretania), the southwest of Maine-et-Loire (Anjou), the northwest of Deux-Sèvres (Poitou) and the northern part of Wandea. In order to simplify the matter, supporters of the republic (and besides later historians) described the uprising as a "vandian war", referring to the general revolution. Initially, it was characterized by scattered guerrilla troops, but rapidly merged, forming the Catholic and Royal Army, a crew of peasants and craftsmen commanded initially by the merchant and the pedigree of Jacob Cathelineau.

It was the beginning of a civilian war that lasted 3 years. Although insurgents were victorious in the spring and summertime of 1793, the good streak was interrupted by the losing conflict of Nantes on 29 June 1793. Despite the last large and unexpected triumph at Torfou on September 19, 1793, The Catholic and Royal Army were yet crushed under Le Mans and in the swamps behind the Virée de Galerne on a dangerous expedition north of Loire, where the goal was to capture the port to facilitate the English landing.

The Barbarianism of the revolutionaries marked cruel repression against the people of Wandea. The ill-known General Louis Marie Turreau Hell Columns were sent to carry out the extermination. These in a fancy way murdered the inhabitants of rebellious provinces, without sparing women, children, and old people. 1 way of fast and mass execution was to stuff respective 100 people on their shoulders and sink them in the mediate of the river. In order to humiliate the victims, they were stripped bare and tied together by other sexes. This was called “republic marriages”, and drowning the barges “vertical deportation”. To this day, it is not known how many Wandeans were murdered as a consequence of barbaric practices. The most likely number of victims is 300,000.

Wandea's extermination is considered the first genocide in modern history