God On Trial Page #3

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


Girls?

Cigarettes?

Cushions for their

bony back?

Rabbi Akiva

has been learned

all our holy

memory writes.

Recites

constantly.

In these sad days, we have been

a source of freshwater

He is called

"The Living Torah".

Sorry.

Over here, Rabbi.

So, for starters.

Who is charged?

Yo.

I will.

What are the charges?

Of which he is charged?

You see?

Murder ...

collaboration, murder!

You know what

did to my mother?

My sister?

My brothers?

Murder, partnership,

and more murders.

I think we should

be more precise.

Suffering is part

God's plan.

A child knows that.

"If we take happiness

the hand of God,

we should not take

pain, too? "

It is not

an indictment.

Are you saying that

no reasons?

The charge would be

breach of contract.

The Jews

have a ...

have a contract

God,

some kind of

special arrangement.

A pact.

Well, the accusation is that

broke the agreement, the pact.

Therefore, God is a

cheating bastard!

That is fine with me.

Please, please.

They can stop you?

In the desert, Moses led

a covenant with God.

He said the people

obey God's law,

and on the other hand, God said

of all peoples,

we would be theirs,

his chosen

a priestly nation

The psalmist sings

"I agreed with the chosen one, I swear

my servant David.

"I did sign your dynasty

forever.

Your throne will last

from age to age.

My own translation.

Therefore the case

before us

is not fulfilled

with this covenant.

Who wants to start?

"No enemy will

able to mock him,

"No evil overtake.

"Crush

his enemies before him,

annihilate opponents.

So?

Has the

His promise? No.

Well, it's hard to see

and refute the charge.

What defense can there be?

Continue?

Bad Things

have happened before.

Read the Torah.

Lean ... read

its history.

We are Jews.

We suffer.

We suffer.

Please.

Identify at

the court.

My name is Kuhn.

I'm his father.

I'm his father, and

However ...

he joins them

this shame.

It helps knowing

it hurts.

That is the kind

a son he is.

Got something to say, father?

Apart from usual?

Look ...

when we were released

of bondage in Egypt,

find land

fiancee, What happened?

We were taken captive

again in Babylon.

When we

released again

and rebuild

temple,

what happened?

The Romans razed.

What happened

on Massada ...

Spain ...

Russia, and now here?

I think

the witness

is saying that his failure

the contract is common.

To clarify the position,

God defend or attack

Mr. Kuhn, think this saying ...

.. he can speak for itself

Our ancestors,

our ancestors,

our parents

all suffered.

But it aired.

That is the reason that

we're still here.

This is a test

of our faith.

We pass our test

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