Der Stellvertreter

Originaltitel: Amen.

2002
12
2 Std. 12 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

15.191

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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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SS-Offizier Kurt Gerstein will Papst Pius XII. darüber informieren, dass Juden in Vernichtungslager gebracht werden. Der junge Jesuitenpriester Riccardo Fontana hilft ihm bei der schwierigen... Alles lesenSS-Offizier Kurt Gerstein will Papst Pius XII. darüber informieren, dass Juden in Vernichtungslager gebracht werden. Der junge Jesuitenpriester Riccardo Fontana hilft ihm bei der schwierigen Mission, die Welt zu informieren.SS-Offizier Kurt Gerstein will Papst Pius XII. darüber informieren, dass Juden in Vernichtungslager gebracht werden. Der junge Jesuitenpriester Riccardo Fontana hilft ihm bei der schwierigen Mission, die Welt zu informieren.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

15.191

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 4 Gewinne & 9 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
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.

Patzer
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".

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[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]

Verbindungen
Referenced in Kaamelott: Amen (2005)

Soundtracks
The Train I /II
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

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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