Amen.

Amen.

Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.

Directed by Costa-Gavras

Produced by Katharina, Renn Productions

2002132 min7.0 / 10

A morally urgent historical drama about two men's desperate attempt to expose the Holocaust from within the machinery of complicity, marked by existential weight and spiritual anguish.

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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  • Is Amen. sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Amen. easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Amen. end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Amen. scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Amen. violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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