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Amen.

Amen.

Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.

20027.02h 12m

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.

Directed by Costa-Gavras
Written by Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg, Rolf Hochhuth
Produced by Andrei Boncea, Michèle Ray-Gavras
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Top Cast

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Kurt Gerstein

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Riccardo Fontana

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

The Doctor

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Thr Cardinal

Marcel Iureș

Marcel Iureș

The Pope

Ion Caramitru

Ion Caramitru

Count Fontana

Friedrich von Thun

Friedrich von Thun

Gerstein's Father

Antje Schmidt

Antje Schmidt

Mrs. Gerstein

Günther Maria Halmer

Günther Maria Halmer

Pastor Dibelius

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Grawitz

Themes & Keywords

nazivatican (holy see)popeconcentration campss (nazi schutzstaffel)holocaust (shoah)doctorconsciencecatholicismeuthanasia

About Amen.

Amen. is a drama, history film released in 2002 exploring themes of nazi, vatican (holy see), pope, concentration camp, ss (nazi schutzstaffel), holocaust (shoah). Directed by Costa-Gavras, it stars Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe. 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.

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