(CP) In a world not too far faraway from our past, a young pastor and writer named Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a small group of dissidents worked tirelessly to dismantle the Third Reich as Adolf Hitler and the Nazis tried to exterminate the Jews of Europe and beyond.
Rather than flee to the safer haven of America, Bonhoeffer as an alternative selected to uphold his moral convictions and risk all of it to avoid wasting tens of millions of Jews from genocide. His decision ultimately proved to be fatal, yet his lifelong dedication to sharing the tenets of his faith will at all times be remembered for his moral courage to avoid wasting tens of millions of Jews from a horrendous death.
“Bonhoeffer is unlike who we’re today,” says filmmaker Todd Komarnicki. “His singular courage, his willingness to lose every thing, and he had loads to lose, really stands out in a time where I do not see plenty of political courage now. The way he grappled along with his faith, in the way in which he was honest about his doubts, in the way in which that he followed his calling from God, all of the option to the foot of the cross. This man’s life is so extraordinary.”
Komarnnicki has directed a latest movie on the lifetime of Bonhoeffer called “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.” Releasing in theaters this Thanksgiving weekend, the movie explores the theologian’s decision to shift from preaching peace to allegedly plotting murder, a criminal offense that would alter the course of history.
“This will not be a faith-based film,” explains Komarnicki, who also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-nominated movie “Sully.”
“This is a movie for everyone. This is a movie a few guy who was very clear why he was doing what he did, how he was going to do it, and he lived it out to the top.”
The movie includes a notable forged that features Jonas Dassler, August Diehl and Moritz Breibtreu.
It’s amazing to think that one voice can turn into the loudest insurrection. But that is strictly what Dietrich Bonhoeffer did.
