The Ninth Day

Name: The Ninth Day
Genre: Drama, War
Released: May 27, 2005
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 67

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Kino International | Release Date: May 27, 2005

Summary: The agonizing tale, based on a true story, of a young Catholic Priest who is incarcerated in the Dachau concentration camp.

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Genre(s): Drama, War

Runtime: 98 min

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David Sterritt

This is moviemaking on the highest dramatic, psychological, and moral plane. Read full review

Keith Phipps

It's important for the film to establish the concentration camp as a hell on earth from the start, but Schlöndorff has more in mind than creating another reminder of the inhumanity of fascism. Read full review

Derek Elley

A thoughtfully written drama of ideas with vivid performances by August Diehl and Ulrich Matthes. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Like Costa-Gavras's "Amen." (2002), this German drama uses a true story to examine the Catholic church's response to the Holocaust, but it focuses less on institutional politics than on personal conscience and responsibility. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

A grim meditation on faith and betrayal that focuses on a relatively obscure corner of Holocaust history: the fate of the Catholic clergy under the Third Reich. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Plays more like a philosophical debate than a war drama. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

Plays best as a dry exercise in historical doublespeak and rationalization. Read full review

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GeraldB.

Feb 24, 2006

A courageous film boasting an extraordinary performance by Ulrich Matthes, one of Germany's best actors. This is not just another concentration camp film; its focus is on a rarely mentioned persecuted group of prisoners

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FernandoC.

Dec 26, 2007

Very inspiring movie, about true values, faithfulness, courage, virtue in general. This is what many holy priests have done, and their lives continue to be a source of inspiration for many.

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LynaH.

Apr 29, 2008

Very emotional, and informative.

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