Karol - A Man Who Became Pope

Aroview: A lavish TV biopic concerning the life of the Polish-born leader of the Roman Catholic church between 1978 and 2005, Karol Wojtyla or Pope John Paul 2, a depiction that even received the blessing of the Holy Father himself.

Takes a fairly leisurely route from the era of Wojtyla's experiences of the Nazi then Communist occupation of Poland through to his ordainment and beyond, this benefits from a rock-solid lead performance and a cast of unfamiliar faces. Score by Ennio Morricone.

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