Released:
2002-02-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Costa-Gavras

Runtime:
2h 12min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Ulrich Tukur
  as
  Kurt Gerstein
• 
  Mathieu Kassovitz
  as
  Riccardo Fontana
• 
  Ulrich Mühe
  as
  The Doctor
• 
  Michel Duchaussoy
  as
  Thr Cardinal
• 
  Marcel Iureș
  as
  The Pope