"A very up-to-date commentary about the present situation in Church", as the director of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival Dieter Kosslick, where the film had its world premiere, said, In the Name of is a story about hope, doubt and the longing for feelings. The film's protagonist is a lonely homosexual priest who launches a help centre for troubled youth in a small parish. Well-liked by the community, he keeps the details of his complicated past a secret, "He is a man struggling with loneliness" Małgorzata Szumowska said in an interview.