***attention***In case it matters; there is a light cut on the back, over the UPC code, more like a scratch really, from the distributor,  has something to do with being out of print or marked as discounted.

Witness to Hope: The Life of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II 

Shaped by the terrors of Nazi-occupied Poland and the subsequent brutalities of the Communist regime, John Paul II became one of the world’s greatest proponents of religious freedom and human rights. With rare historical stills and archival footage, along with new location footage taken in Rome and Poland, this richly textured film traces the personal life and struggles of the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years. Based on George Weigel’s book of the same title, Witness to Hope is a complete and intimate portrait of an extraordinary leader. 

This film documents the life of the third-longest serving pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II was a man of many talents whof spent his formative years in Communist-controlled Poland, and the film explains how his early life experiences influenced his actions once he became pope.

 Narrator : Rene Auberjonois