Product: Amen [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
"The Jews are being persecuted in Germany and the world doesn't care."
Tragedy from apathy is the theme of the WWII-era film, AMEN.In it, a Nazi SS lieutenant with a troubled conscience turns to the Catholic Church for help when he's assigned to commit mass murder. He hopes the Pope will speak out against Hitler's plan to kill every Jew in Europe by sending them to camps where they're systematically exterminated.Thousands of lost lives soon become millions as the SS officer and a lone Jesuit priest try but fail to alert the world to what's happening to all these innocent men, women and children. Failure leads to death for both of them.The story's final post-war scene is of a cardinal aiding the escape to Argentina of a former Nazi higher-up who was deeply involved in the HolocaustOne of the most outrageous pictures ever, in scope AMEN surpassesSCHINDLER'S LISTin depicting the depths of depravity the Nazi hierachy eagerly sank to, even as it frustrates the viewer that "right" couldn't win out over "might." The prompt attention and public outcry from a supposedly compassionate pontiff may have made all the difference in the world to millions of helpless victims, but his assistance never came.A genuine must-see..Parenthetical number preeding title is a 1 to 10 IMDb viewer poll rating.(7.3) Amen (France/Germany/Romania -2002) - Ulrich Tukur/Mathieu Kassovitz/Ulrich Mühe/Michel Duchaussoy/Ion Caramitru