Amen.
“Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.”
Synopsis
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.
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Amen - Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2014-05-19
Top Cast
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Ulrich Tukur
Kurt Gerstein
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
Günther Maria Halmer
Pastor Dibelius
Hanns Zischler
Grawitz
Sebastian Koch
Höss
Monica Bleibtreu
Mrs. Hinze
Justus von Dohnányi
Baron von Otter
Pierre Franckh
Pastor Wehr
August Zirner
von Weizsäcker
Susanne Lothar
Alexandra Baltz
Michael Mendl
Monsignore Hudal
Nina Proll
Helga
Release History & Theatrical Window
June 12, 2002
Wide Cinema Exhibition
October 27, 2005
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Costa-Gavras
- Screenplay & Story
- Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg
- Original Score
- Armand Amar
- Original Title
- Amen.
- Country of Origin
- France, Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German, French, English, Italian
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Production Studios
- Katharina, Renn Productions, KC Medien, TF1 Films Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg, Rolf Hochhuth
Armand Amar
Patrick Blossier
Yannick Kergoat
Andrei Boncea, Michèle Ray-Gavras
Department Leadership Roster
Costa-Gavras
Screenplay
Patrick Blossier
Director of Photography
Andrei Boncea
Producer
Costa-Gavras
Director
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Producer
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Screenplay
Yannick Kergoat
Editor
Armand Amar
Original Music Composer
Edith Vesperini
Costume Design
Ari Hantke
Production Design
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
Tous publics — Universal audience.
Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Amen. about?
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.
Who directed Amen.?
Amen. was directed by Costa-Gavras.
Who stars in Amen.?
The principal cast of Amen. includes Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy, Marcel Iureș.
When was Amen. released and how long is it?
Amen. was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 2h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for Amen.?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Amen. was composed by Armand Amar.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Amen.?
Amen. holds official age classifications: DE: 12 (FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.); FR: U (Tous publics — Universal audience.); GB: PG (Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).