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Gates to Paradise

6.2 89 mins History   Drama   1968
Avala Film   Jointex Films Ltd.  
Director(s): Andrzej Wajda

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”.

Casts of Gates to Paradise

Lionel Stander

as The Monk

John Fordyce

as Jacques de Cloyes

Mathieu Carrière

as Alexis Melissen

Ferdy Mayne

as Count Ludovic de Vendôme

Pauline Challoner

as Blanche

Jenny Agutter

as Maud de Cloyes

Denis Gilmore

as Robert

Kynaston Reeves

as The Prior

Janez Vrhovec

as François

Dragomir Felba

as Crusader 1

Gojko Kovačević

as Crusader 2

Ljubomir Radović

as Crusader 3

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