Based on Vatican documents and personal testimonies used for the beatification of Pope Pius XII, this epic film stars James Cromwell, Alessandra Mastronardi, Marco Froschi and Ettore Bassi.
Rome, 1943 – the city is occupied by the Nazis. The lives of thousands of Jews are in danger. In Vatican City, a neutral state within the borders of Rome, Pope Pius XII is struggling to save the city from hunger and destruction.
Director Christian Duguay presents a powerful movie about the great, often hidden struggle waged by the Pope and many others with him to save the Jews from the Nazis during WWII.