Film
Defender of the Faith
2019 · 1h 32m · Documentary
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- 7.7
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Overview
As Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger wanted to lead the Church back to its former strength, but instead he plunged it into a deep crisis. He reacted largely inactive to the revelations of multiple cases of abuse by clergy. In order to understand the thinking of this unconditional hardliner, documentary filmmaker Christoph Röhl delves deep into Ratzinger's past - but what really leaves us speechless are the testimonies of how the church, on a large and small scale, dealt with the crimes of its priests.
Cast
Ulrich Tukur
Narrator (voice)
Benedict XVI
Self (archive footage)
Georg Gänswein
Self
Thomas P. Doyle
Self
Archbishop Charles Scicluna
Self
Crew
- Christoph RöhlDirector · Writer
- Martin HeislerProducer
- Juan Sarmiento G.Director of Photography
- Julia WeingartenDirector of Photography
- Martin ReimersEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 31, 2019
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Documentary
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