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Amen.

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During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to in... Read allDuring WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.
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  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writers
    • Costa-Gavras
    • Jean-Claude Grumberg
    • Rolf Hochhuth(play "Der Stellvertreter")
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Tukur
    • Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Ulrich Mühe
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  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writers
    • Costa-Gavras
    • Jean-Claude Grumberg
    • Rolf Hochhuth(play "Der Stellvertreter")
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Tukur
    • Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Ulrich Mühe
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    • 57User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations

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    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    • Kurt Gersteinas Kurt Gerstein
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Riccardo Fontanaas Riccardo Fontana
    Ulrich Mühe
    Ulrich Mühe
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Cardinalas Cardinal
    Ion Caramitru
    Ion Caramitru
    • Count Fontanaas Count Fontana
    Marcel Iures
    Marcel Iures
    • Popeas Pope
    Friedrich von Thun
    Friedrich von Thun
    • Gerstein's Fatheras Gerstein's Father
    Antje Schmidt
    • Mrs. Gersteinas Mrs. Gerstein
    Hanns Zischler
    Hanns Zischler
    • Grawitzas Grawitz
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Hössas Höss
    Erich Hallhuber
    • Von Ruttaas Von Rutta
    Burkhard Heyl
    • Directoras Director
    Angus MacInnes
    Angus MacInnes
    • Tittmanas Tittman
    Bernd Fischerauer
    • Bishop von Galenas Bishop von Galen
    Pierre Franckh
    Pierre Franckh
    • Pastor Wehras Pastor Wehr
    Richard Durden
    Richard Durden
    • Ambassador Tayloras Ambassador Taylor
    Monica Bleibtreu
    • Mrs. Hinzeas Mrs. Hinze
    Justus von Dohnányi
    Justus von Dohnányi
    • Baron Von Otteras Baron Von Otter
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writers
      • Costa-Gavras
      • Jean-Claude Grumberg
      • Rolf Hochhuth(play "Der Stellvertreter")
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    Storyline

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    In World War II, the sanitation engineer and family man Kurt Gerstein is assigned by SS to be the Head of the Institute for Hygiene to purify the water for the German Army in the front. Later, he is invited to participate in termination of plagues in the concentration camps and he develops the lethal gas Zyklon-B. When he witnesses that the SS is killing Jews instead, he decides to denounce the genocide to the Pope to expose to the world and save the Jewish families. The idealist Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana from an influent Italian family gives his best efforts being the liaison of Gerstein and the leaders of the Vatican. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      Stefan Lux was a Jewish Czech journalist, who committed suicide in the general assembly room of the League of Nations during its session on July 3, 1936, to alert the world on the perils of German anti-Semitism. After shouting "C'est le dernier coup" ("This is the final blow") he shot himself with a revolver.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film, on the screen we read that Gerstein's written testimony helped to validate the events of the Holocaust. Then, "Kurt Gerstein was rehabilitated 20 years later." He could not have not been "rehabilitated", since he was found hanged in his cell in 1945. "Rehabilitated" should have been "exonerated".
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Stephan Lux: [interrupting a session of the Assembly of the League of Nations, Geneve, 1936] My name is Stephan Lux. I am Jewish. The Jews are being persecuted in Germany and the world doesn't care.

      [He draws a pistol]

      Stephan Lux: I see no other way to reach people's hearts.

      [He shoots himself]

    • Connections
      Referenced in Kaamelott: Amen (2005)
    • Soundtracks
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      Composed and arranged by Armand Amar

      Orchestra:

      Jean-Philippe Audin, Elsa Benabdallah, Igor Boranian, Fabien Boudot, Florent Bremond, Karen Brunon, Nathalie Carlucci, Hervé Cavellier, Emmanuel Gaugué, Thierry Köhl, Julien Leenhardt, Bobin Minalli Bella, Marthe Moinet, Yves Monciero, Philippe Morel, Amèlie Paradis, Emmanuel Raynaud, Alexandre Sauvaire

      (P) & © 2002 Long Distance/France

    User reviews57

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    9/10
    Underestimated masterpiece by Costa-Gavras
    I was very surprised by reading so many bad comments about 'Amen.'. This is a breathtaking movie about a German officer who realises what they are actually doing to the Jews and who afterwards tries everything to prevent this murdering. Ulrich Tukur gives one hell of a performance. You really see this man suffering under the killings he cannot prevent.

    Another perfect performance is given by the priest who tries to help the German officer. Mathieu Kassovitz (who also played the male leading role in 'Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain')is very convincing in his role.

    I think this movie is highly underrated. Costa-Gavras has made an important movie with 'Amen.' which looks at the holocaust-tragedy from another point of view which is seldom showed. The movie gives a true although unbelievable answer at one of the most important questions concerning the holocaust: didn't anyone saw this coming? Couldn't anyone prevent this from happening?

    If you really want to know the answers to this questions, you certainly have to watch 'Amen.'. This movie should at least have an 8 and I'll give you two reasons why: one because the story is unique and magnificently told; and two because the two leading actors are giving the performance of a lifetime. Highly recommendable!

    9/10
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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • Romania
    • Official sites
      • Official site (United States)
      • Pathe (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Âmin
    • Filming locations
      • Sibiu, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • K.G. Productions
      • KC Medien
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • FRF 103,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $274,299
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,284
      • Jan 26, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,419,052
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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