Amen 01/24

**fluff** · 01-20-2003, 10:23 AM

From Hollywood.com

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Amen (2003)

Synopsis: Two systems: the Nazi machine versus the Vatican and Allied diplomacy. Two men are struggling from the inside: On one side, Kurt Gerstein, a real-life chemist and SS officer, supplies the death camps with zyklon B while he tirelessly denounces the crimes and alerts the Allies, the Pope, the Germans and their churches of their murderous policy against the European Jews. Kurt does this at his own risk, and at the risk his family's welfare and safety. On the other side, Ricardo Fontana, a young Jesuit, is a fictitious character who represents all the priests, who were determined to struggle against savagery; many of them paying for their courage with their lives. Countless priests, some known, others anonymous, were simply not content to live with the silence of their church's hierarchy vis-à-vis the Nazi machine.

Genre(s):
Drama
Historical
Period
War
Rating: Not available
Runtime: 130 mins.

Cast & Role

Ulrich Tukur -- Kurt Gerstein
Mathieu Kassovitz -- Riccardo Fontana
Ulrich Muhe -- The Doctor
Michel Duchaussoy -- The Cardinal
Ion Caramitru -- Count Graf Fontana
Marcel Iures -- The Pope
Friedrich Von Thun Mr Gerstein--Kurt's Father
Schmidt Antje -- Mrs Gerstein

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Wolf · 01-20-2003, 07:08 PM

Sounds pretty intense , but I'd rather watch light-hearted movies at the theatre.

**fluff** · 01-20-2003, 07:09 PM

Me too.
Sometimes you just need to take a little break form the more intense ones.

01-20-2003, 07:08 PM	#2
Wolf Combat Missions Fan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Texas, of course! Posts: 7,916	Sounds pretty intense , but I'd rather watch light-hearted movies at the theatre. __________________ Katrina Disaster Relief: How to give or get help in Texas/Southwest region. Donate to The Humane Society of the United States disaster relief and to the ASPCA. Our four-legged friends need our help too.

01-20-2003, 07:09 PM	#3
fluff Why can't we just rewind? Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 41,938	Me too. Sometimes you just need to take a little break form the more intense ones. __________________ "That's Numberwang!"