
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) on Netflix
In Jerusalem in 2000, Pope John Paul II asks God's forgiveness for the sins of the church. He remembers Poland: his mother's death, his brother Edmund, the German occupation.
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Plot summary
Karol Wojtyla grows up in Poland and loses his mother and his brother Edmund. He lives through the German occupation of his homeland and the Communist years that follow, keeping his faith in Jesus of Nazareth and the Virgin Mary. Ordained a priest, he becomes bishop and archbishop of Kraków, and there he speaks against Communist oppression. In 2000, as Pope John Paul II, he travels to Jerusalem and at the Western Wall asks God's forgiveness for the church's sins.
Cast
Thomas Kretschmannas Pope John Paul II
Bruno Ganzas Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Joaquim de Almeidaas Archbishop Oscar Romero
John Albasinyas Father Stanislaw Dziwisz
Charles Kayas Pope Paul VI
- Sabrina Jàvoras Ginka
Jasper Harrisas Young Karol Wojtyla
- Peter Goranovas Karol's Father
- Roland Oliveras Archbishop Adam Sapieha
Richard Reesas General Wojciech Jaruzelski
Michael Klesicas Stanislaw Starowleyski
- David Barrasas Party Official
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005)
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- Because Benedict XVI had already given Vatican filming rights to CBS for its own life of Pope John Paul II, Have No Fear could not shoot inside the Vatican and did its Vatican scenes on sets; production took place in Lithuania and partly in Rome.





















