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70% Critic Match
Amen.
“Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.”
7.0 / 10• 2002• 2h 12m•NR• French
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ulrich Tukur
Kurt Gerstein
Lead
Mathieu Kassovitz
Riccardo Fontana
Ulrich Mühe
The Doctor
Michel Duchaussoy
Thr Cardinal
Marcel Iureș
The Pope
Ion Caramitru
Count Fontana
Friedrich von Thun
Gerstein's Father
Antje Schmidt
Mrs. Gerstein
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Costa-Gavras's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Amen. is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
