Salvatore Basile

With tension mounting between Christians and Romans, Jesus' faithful disciple Peter (Omar Sharif) continues his quest to spread Christianity throughout the world. But his enemies are equally passionate about persecuting him for his religious beliefs. Originally produced for Italian television, this epic drama prompted death threats against Sharif, a converted Muslim, for portraying a famous Christian and speaking positively about the experience.

Billy Zane stars as Barabbas--the man whose life was spared because of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Based on the Nobel Prize in Literature winning novel by Par Lagerkvist, Barabbas is a story rooted in the Bible which will come to life on REELZ as a four-hour miniseries and tells the ultimate story of redemption.

On 5 September 2010, seven gunshots put an end to the life of Angelo Vassallo, the fisherman mayor. About twelve years earlier, Angelo, sickened by the degradation and neglect in of his country had decided to commit himself personally. (imdb)

The life of Karol Wojtyla, who is elected pope.