Ulrich Tukur,
Mathieu Kassovitz,
Ulrich Mühe,
Michel Duchaussoy,
Ion Caramitru
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The collective crimes against humanity known as the Holocaust have been well-documented since the end of World War II, but lingering questions remain about how much was known about the Nazi mass-exter... read more
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
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December 26, 2010This is, by far, my favorite historical subject. Just when I thought that I have seen it all, and learned it all, another view of that horrific time comes to light. It's appalling to believe that the world stood still while millions of Jews were being sent to death camps. It's ev... read more
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May 31, 2008A leisurely paced docu-drama account of the Holocaust told from the perspective of Kurt Gerstein, a chemist in the SS who put aside his disgust to document and testify the crimes he witnessed. A true story that offers one of the best cinematic insights into Nazi Germany but it's ... read more
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May 18, 2008I like how it didn't show the horrors of the Holocaust and the director left it up to the viewer's imagination. It was a thoughtful film about how passivity toward persecution is unjust. I never knew the pope did not act on behalf of the Jews when he could have possibly saved som... read more
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August 30, 2009interesting. i wonder what parts are true? as a catholic - i can understand lies and bullshit from priests.
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May 15, 2009A good movie about the resistance to the Holocaust by some in the military and others in the church.
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May 23, 2008could have been better done I think, was kinda confusing sometimes because it's foreign actors speaking English so you can't always understand them; otherwise was a really sad movie
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May 7, 2008Final five seconds were my favorite. not necessarily cuz it was it was over but the guy who was evil then denys it. thats awesome.
Critic Reviews
July 25, 2003
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
June 27, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Tukur's performance is the centerpiece of the movie; it's a wonderful mixture of outrage and swiftly disappearing naivete.
May 28, 2003
Gene Seymour, Newsday
Costa-Gavras' political thrillers used to jab and thrust with lethal efficiency. This one just pounds against a heavy bag, huffing and puffing all the way. Full Review
May 1, 2003
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
In a remarkably subtle turn, the German Tukur is convincing as [Gerstein]. Full Review
April 11, 2003
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
What should have been agonizing in its impact comes off as wooden, perhaps because Costa-Gavras works in schematic fashion, spoon-feeding us issues while skimming the historical surface.
March 14, 2003
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Amen., a docudrama rather than a documentary, is clearly guided by Shoah's example, asking us to reflect on the Holocaust and what made it possible rather than simply recoil from it. Full Review
March 7, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
An expose of the Catholic hierarchy in a state of mind-boggling paralysis, presented in a fictional context that, inevitably, dulls its edge and makes us question its accuracy. Full Review
March 7, 2003
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
It is the director's most ambitious film in years and one of his least compelling. Full Review
March 6, 2003
Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune
On its own terms, Amen is a memorably prickly film.
February 12, 2003
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Flawed but unmistakably moving, Amen shines a flashlight on the darkest chapter in modern history. Full Review
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