France / Germany / Romania / USA,
2002, 126 min
(Alternative: 132 min)
Directed by:
Costa-GavrasCinematography:
Patrick BlossierComposer:
Armand AmarCast:
Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy, Ion Caramitru, Marcel Iures, Friedrich von Thun, Hanns Zischler, Sebastian Koch (more)Plots(1)
During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to concentration camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana gives him a hand. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 2002 - Ulrich Tukur (People's Choice Award Best Actor)
César Awards
- 2003 - Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 2003 - Best Film
- 2003 - Costa-Gavras (Best Director)
- 2003 - Mathieu Kassovitz (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Armand Amar (Best Original Music)
- 2003 - Best Sound
- 2003 - Patrick Blossier (Best Cinematography)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2002 - Costa-Gavras (Golden Bear for Best Film)