John Paul II: Episode One
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode One: Invasion
Krakow, Poland. 1939. The unthinkable has come to pass: Hitler’s Nazis have invaded by air and land, and taken control of the country. With lives threatened and Polish culture being slowly eradicated, nineteen-year-old Karol Wojtyla is desperate to save his homeland and his people from being crushed.
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John Paul II, then Karol Wojtyla, emphasizes his faith and the importance of Poland’s culture. He and his friends plan a theater troupe to revive and encourage the Catholic culture of Poland.
Some elements of intensity include the episode opening with a radio announcer mentioning Hitler’s invasion of Poland. There are sounds of war, planes and bombs falling. Nazis, deportation, and prison camps are mentioned.
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| 0:00.0 | Krakow Poland, 1939. |
| 0:05.0 | The unthinkable has come to pass. |
| 0:09.0 | Hitler's Nazis have invaded by air and land and taken control of the country. |
| 0:14.0 | With lives threatened and Polish culture being slowly eradicated, |
| 0:18.0 | 19-year-old Carol Wotiwa is desperate to save his homeland and his people |
| 0:22.8 | from being crushed. But the solution must be secretive, one that lifts hearts and preserves |
| 0:29.1 | the spirit of his nation, something like an underground Polish theater. |
| 0:36.7 | The Saints. |
| 0:38.5 | Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:41.5 | John Paul II. |
| 0:43.2 | Karawaitiwa in Poland. |
| 0:45.3 | Episode 1, Invasion. |
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| 1:09.1 | Okay. |
| 1:09.4 | Well, |
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