From A Far Country – John Paul Ii
Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtyla was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Thirteen years later, Nazi Germany attacks Poland, starting World War II and invades the country while Wojtyla seeks refuge at the house of Cardinal Wyszynski. Also appearing are all the other important stations of the life of the Pope, during and after World War II.
Original Title
- DA UN PAESE LONTANO
- Italy
- 1981
- 140 min.
- Italian
Cast
- Sam Neill
- Christopher Cazenove
Genre
- Drama
- Religion
Library
- new films
- all films
- Action
- Adventure
- Biographic
- Black Comedy
- Cartoons/Animation
- Comedy
- Coming of Age
- Crime
- Docufilm
- Documentary
- Drama
- Erotic
- Erotic Comedy
- Family
- Fantasy
- Fashion
- Gothic
- History
- Horror
- LGBT
- Lifestyle
- Medical Thriller
- Music
- Musical
- Mystery
- Noir
- Peplum
- Post-Apocalyptic
- Psychological Thriller
- Religion
- Romance
- Romantic
- Satire
- Sci-fi
- Sport
- Spy Story
- Supernatural
- Teen
- Thriller
- Truecrime
- TV Doc Series
- TV Series
- War
- Western / Spaghetti Western
- Women's Rights
- Young Adult
Wandering Trees
Salvatore Mereu
The Things We Hide
Eric Bergemann
Amir Noorani
Amir Noorani
Bloody Smart
Chun-Yi Hsieh
Dark Vertigo
Giancarlo Soldi
Ducati – 100 Years In A 100 Minutes
Alex Infascelli (Two-Time David di Donatello Winner for Best Documentary)
From The Dark
Joe Juanne Piras