"Everyone in Poland is celebrating, including our communist brothers. Because they think that this Poland is not that bad and it is not that bad to live in if the pope was born here. Maybe I am the one that's the most unhappy, as I am the primate who lost for my country the bravest and the closest co-worker and helper. However, »
In 1954 priest Karol Wojtyła started 24-year-long tenure at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Catholic University of Lublin, at the Department of Ethics. After his election for the pope, his students hung a banner reading: "Our Professor Has Become the Pope!". The film is the first documentary showing the academic achievements of Karol Wojtyła, which became an intellectual foundation for his »
A unique documentary about one of the most important facts in Polish history, the election of Karol Wojtyła for the papacy. It features previously unpublished materials and facts. Emotionally touching, it is a film which shows the uniqueness of John Paul II, whose pontificate became one of the most important in the history of the world. This special time in Karol Wojtyła's »
Karol Wojtyła's friends talk about their relationships with the future pope and their kayaking and hiking adventures. Everything started in the church of St. Florian in Cracow where Fr. Karol Wojtyła was a vicar. He was well-liked by the acolytes for playing football with them. They met him regularly during scientific seminars, at first within the Catholic Association of Young Men, whose »
A documentary film about a man who changed the face of the Catholic Church and influenced the course of European history. It is a story of Karol Wojtyła's life between 1920-1946. His childhood and youth are recalled by his classmates, as well as friends from university, theatre and work. Memories of as a friend who never let anyone down are recalled by »
A documentary series made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence. The program introduced outstanding Poles who fought for the freedom of their homeland. Subsequent episodes of the series depict heroes and events from a closer perspective in an extremely compelling way, which allows modern society to get to know eminent Polish figures not only as superheroes but also as »
