2004 · drama · war · religion
The Ninth Day
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff1h 38m2004
During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.
Our read: The Ninth Day (2004) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · war · religion entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / war, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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