The Ninth Day Page #5

Synopsis: In World War II, after a period living hell on earth in the concentration camp of Dachau with other catholic priests, Father Abbé Henri Kremer gets a nine days leave to return to his home town for his mother's funeral. Along this period, the SS Gestapo lieutenant Gebhardt tries to persuade Henri, who was born in silver-spoon and member of an influent Luxembourgian family, to convince the local bishop to give-up resisting to the Germans and write a letter to the Vatican in the name of the Catholic Church of Luxemburg convincing the Pope to support Hitler and the Nazi regime. The ambivalent Henri questions himself and the bishop what he shall do.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Director(s): Volker Schlöndorff
Production: Kino International
  5 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
NOT RATED
Year:
2004
98 min
54 Views


this problem... - This statue is in your office.

It has no single effect on me.

Virgin Mary did not know,

the child in her arms...

...would be crucified someday

Where will you end it, priest?

What will your mother say

about all of this?

The martyr?

Read this

Please read it out loudly!

We, the conclavists of Luxemburg...

...are advocates

of the Nazi's church policy

We announce this in the name

of our truthful faith

This is for our

holy church's existence

only we stand in the side of the 3rd Reich and

its monarch Adolf Hitler, this can be possible

Please give it to the conclavist

If you don't receive a invitation

go to the parochial purser.

He's a wise man,

he should be affected by this.

Your sis is pregnant,

do you know that?

I don't know.

How do you know it?

Goodbye! Take a good consideration.

There's not much days left of your holidays.

Bless us, holy Mary

Sir, I must talk to the conclavist

I'm afraid it can be difficult.

He's in bad health.

It's about all lives

of the priests in Luxemburg!

The conclavist's on your side.

Your pain is his too.

And it's also the whole Vatican's pain.

But excuse me, I can't let you present

yourself before him.

Then which side are you on? The conclavist will

listen to you, won't he? Please don't do this!

I can only give him advice. I have the thing

which Gebhardt'd like to give to the conclavist.

I can deliver it.

No, I must talk to him.

I'll see what I can do to help you.

Henry, I'll try my best.

Dear mother,

I don't know who I shall confess to.

I didn't know what the thirst's like before.

The sun can be so dreadful.

They didn't give us water in the camp.

This kind of pain is indescribable.

We were holed up in a labor camp...

...working for a powder mill.

I don't know how to describe this...

At that moment, my heart halted.

I was dubitative, how can

there be water in that pipe?

You must talk to Henry,

he'll listen to you!

Tell him that...

Tell him what?

The Gestapo won't compromise.

What on earth do they want from him?

He puts us in grum danger.

You must know this!

Maria, talk to him

What can I tell him?

Ask him go back to the Dachau camp?

You want he lose his family just because us?

You just want this, don't you?

You're pregnant!

Don't pretend that you don't care.

My late mother always said...

He is our guardian angel.

I really hope you can be like him,

just a little bit like him.

Henry!

Henry!

Henry...

Henry, let go!

It's me, Henry!

What are you doing?

Henry! Let go!

Henry!

Wake up... Henry

Henry

Good morning.

Captain Gebhardt now has an appointment.

You have to wait for a while.

Good morning.

Please take a seat. What a pity,

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