God On Trial Page #2

Synopsis: Wondering about the meaning and modalities of their triage, presumably to live or burn, Jewish Auschwitz barrack mates start to debate on how or why God can allow (his) people to suffer such fatal misery, which even further divides a devout father and his liberal son. They eventually form a Thora court, which hears theological argumentation as well as practical considerations.
Genre: Drama, War
Director(s): Andy De Emmony
Production: WGBH Boston
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Year:
2008
86 min
3,266 Views


They have put their

souls in God,

and for their sake,

He does not destroy.

Gypsy piece of scum!

Please.

The Lord our God

can hear you, even here.

He listens to me, not

does anything about it.

Moreover bastard

I thought.

He listens to me and not

nothing.

It's an evil bastard.

He should be here

not us.

We should prosecute

the bastard.

So perhaps we listen.

And what will you do if

is guilty?

Arrest him?

Or wait to be delivered?

They can stop this?

They can stop

this blasphemy?

In fact, there

be blasphemy.

Abraham negotiated with

God for Sodom.

Jacob wrestled

with the angel.

The name, Israel,

means "he who has

struggled with God ".

Basta.

Tomorrow, we could be

facing our creator.

And tomorrow, our Creator

could enfrntanos.

It is a very old story.

Many who are

know the story.

It gives some sense.

Why not prosecute?

At least had to listen.

Not needed

judges and others?

three justices.

For a rabbinical court,

need to three.

Part of the tragedy

this place

is that it was packed

of scientists, artists, lawyers.

Baumgarten.

Yes, I was professor of

criminal law in Berlin.

Teach bright

students and admired.

I ate at a large table.

Coffee, brandy and

conversations with men

who are now ..

in their government.

I do not know much

of the Torah.

There are many here

who know the Torah.

But I know how

lead a court.

Sorry.

"I knew you ...

a teacher

in college?

Excuse me, ...

Could you ...

I do not have much time.

I do not want to waste

my last hours on this.

Look,

if we are to continue

through with this,

we can at least

ask the saint,

that God has someone

to defend him? .. Rabbi ..

Rabbi.

They ask whether

talk to them.

It is a fool.

Look, I'm a rabbi.

I have translated

psalms.

I've written several

books on law.

I wrote a piece for our

theater in Wotchz ... Sorry

Professor Schmidt?

Idek?

They said that they had

come to America.

Nobody has escaped?

I might serve

Dayan.

Idek is the best student

I have taught.

I'll stand up ..

he does not.

please.

Please stay

out of it.

Strictly speaking,

the dayan

should be a rabbi.

Are you a rabbi?

The dayan is the

question, right?

I have a lot of questions.

Idek is a brilliant scholar.

His knowledge of

Torah is ...

Auschwitz was not

mentioned in Torah

That's the point.

So I am a father

of this court,

Baumgarten is the boss

of the court.

And our

friend here

is, dayan, the Inquisitor.

For a point of order, for

that this court is lawful,

should have a

copy of the Torah.

... We

as evidence ...

of its existence here.

Well, I'll sniff

at the library

and get one, no?

They want something more

while I'm gone?

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