Summaries

A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.

During WWII, a head priest, Henri Kremer, is mysteriously freed from Dachau concentration camp. He learns that he can return home, to Luxembourg, for a period of nine days, during which he will have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.—Anonymous9

In World War II, after a period living hell on earth in the concentration camp of Dachau with other catholic priests, Father Abbé Henri Kremer gets a nine-day leave to return to his home town for his mother's funeral. During this period, the SS Gestapo lieutenant Gebhardt tries to persuade Henri, who was born with a silver spoon and a member of an influential Luxembourgian family, to convince the local bishop to give up resisting to the Germans and write a letter to the Vatican in the name of the Catholic Church of Luxemburg, convincing the Pope to support Hitler and the Nazi regime. The ambivalent Henri questions himself and the bishop what he shall do.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • soldier
  • flower
  • crucifixion
  • water
  • crossing oneself
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Nov 10, 2004
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Germany Czech Republic Luxembourg
Official sites Official site
Language German French
Filming locations Germany
Production companies Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen Videopress S.A.

Box office

Gross US & Canada $72888
Opening weekend US & Canada $8786
Gross worldwide $135311

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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