| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024) |
| Director | Todd Komarnicki |
| Writer | Todd Komarnicki |
| Lead Actor | Jonas Dassler |
| Cast | Jonas Dassler, August Diehl, Moritz Bleibtreu, David Jonsson, Flula Borg, Clarke Peters |
| Genre | Historical Drama, Thriller |
| Release Date | November 22, 2024 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 12m |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 6.8/10 |
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BONHOEFFER
The new documentary focusing on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Protestant pastor and theologian who was one of the heroes of the religious anti-Nazi resistance, began getting some exposure early this year. It was exhibited four nights in January in Park City by church groups during the week of the Sundance Festival, and is being shown in several major cities this spring before probable exposure on PBS.
It was financed by a group including the Franciscan Friars and Combined Collections. Produced by Martin Doblmeier of Journey Films (Bernardin, The Cardinal Suenens Story), the film is a powerful tribute to a man whom people of faith must never forget. He came to realize it was his personal mission to stay in Germany and speak out against a cruel, overwhelming tyranny and especially its persecution of the Jews.
The film uses archival footage, scores of family photos and images of key places, as well as commentary by friends, former students, relatives, historians and theologians. It establishes the context of the times and Bonhoeffer’s leadership role in convincing scholarly detail. There is also an emotional narrative about a man, influenced by his visits to America and especially by black churches, who understood the need for people of faith “to live completely in the world with its duties, problems, successes and failures.”
The images of the 1930s and 1940s in Germany are still awesome and frightening. The excerpts from Nazi films still convey enormous power Hundreds of thousands salute and roar homage to the Führer.
With others who plotted to assassinate Hitler, the gentle, courageous Bonhoeffer was executed during the last days of the war. God’s ministers, as Dietrich knew well, had to face death in those dark days because it was their time and their duty to stand up and be witnesses for Christ.
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