Film
Amen. (2002)
Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.
Drama, History· Directed by Costa-Gavras· 132 min
Overview
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.
Connections
Top billing
- Ulrich Tukur as Kurt Gerstein
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Riccardo Fontana
- Ulrich Mühe as The Doctor
- Michel Duchaussoy as Thr Cardinal
- Marcel Iureș as The Pope