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Bonhoeffer (2003)

A film by Martin Doblmeier

"We have been silent witnesses of evil deeds. We have been drenched by many storms. Experience has made us suspicious of others and kept us from being truthful and open. Are we still of any use?" Dietrich Bonhoeffer

BONHOEFFER tells the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler. Openly challenging his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need, Bonhoeffer eventually joined his family in the plots to assassinate Hitler for the greater good. The consequences of these actions leading to a brutal retaliation by the Nazi Party against the Bonhoeffer family and their fellow conspirators.

Shot in location in Germany and the United States, the film features interviews with family members, friends, students and associates who knew Bonhoeffer personally, including the last interview given by Bonhoeffer's closest friend and biographer, Eberhard Bethge, and outstanding historians and theologians including Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Inorporating extraordinary archival footage, including a speech by Hitler praying for God's blessing and rare Bonhoeffer family films - the only known moving images of Dietrich - with never-before-seen intimate photographs, BONHOEFFER brings a remarkable insight to the events that defined a remarkable life.

Winner of 2004 Gabriel Award, 2004 Wilbur Award, 2003 Rhode Island International Film Festival Best Documentary, 2004 Columbus International Film and Video Festival Best Documentary