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Amen. is a 2002 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Costa-Gavras. Based on the play The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth, the film examines the political and diplomatic relationship between the Vatican and Nazi Germany during World War II. It stars Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Mühe, Ion Caramitru, and Marcel Iureş. It was a co-production between French, German, and Romanian studios.
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Amen. is a 2002 drama and war film directed by Costa-Gavras, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jean-Claude Grumberg. Produced by Claude Berri, the movie features Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, and Marcel Iureș in the cast. The narrative is set in Poland and focuses on World War II and the Holocaust. It was filmed in Bucharest and originates from France, Germany, and Romania.
The film has a runtime of 132 minutes and was released in early 2002. It is available on video on demand through providers such as Cohen Media and the Amazon Channel. The production companies include Katharina, Renn Productions, KC Medien, and TF1 Films Production. The story involves themes related to the Nazi Schutzstaffel, concentration camps, and the Vatican.
Critical reception includes a review score of 67%, 6.3 out of 10, and 57 out of 100. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2 and a TMDb vote average of 6.968. The film was nominated for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. Its title is Amen., and it carries the tagline "Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause."
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7.0Kurt 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.
Cast
- 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
- Ion Caramitru as Count Fontana
Themes
- nazi
- vatican (holy see)
- pope
- concentration camp
- ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
- holocaust (shoah)
- doctor
- conscience
- catholicism
- euthanasia
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Amen.
- Film.image
- Amen-poster01.jpg
- Film.caption
- French theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Costa-Gavras
- Film.based_on
- The Deputyby Rolf Hochhuth
- Film.producer
- Andrei Boncea
- Film.cinematography
- Patrick Blossier
- Film.editing
- Yannick Kergoat
- Film.music
- Armand Amar
- Film.runtime
- 132 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- €15,700,000
- Film.gross
- €11,217,610 (France)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Romania
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Deputy
- Main subject
- The Holocaust
- Creator
- Costa-Gavras
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Costa-Gavras
- Screenwriter
- Jean-Claude Grumberg
- Composer
- Armand Amar
- Cinematographer
- Patrick Blossier
- Narrative location
- Poland
- Filming location
- Bucharest
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 651336
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2002-05-30
- title
- Amen.
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- film editor
- Yannick Kergoat
- different from
- Amen
- review score
- 57/100
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- See also
- References
- External links
Amen. is a 2002 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Costa-Gavras. Based on the play The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth, the film examines the political and diplomatic relationship between the Vatican and Nazi Germany during World War II. It stars Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Mühe, Ion Caramitru, and Marcel Iureş. It was a co-production between French, German, and Romanian studios.
The film premiered at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. It was nominated for seven César Awards, including for Best Film and Best Director, and won the award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation (Costa-Gavras and Jean-Claude Grumberg).
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