Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
2024 · Movie · PG-13 · 132 min · ★ 6.8 · 48% critics
During World War II, a German pastor and theologian wrestles with faith, conscience, and the growing horrors around him as the state reshapes the church and targets the vulnerable. As pressure mounts, he’s drawn toward a dangerous resistance effort that could cost him everything, forcing hard questions about complicity, courage, and what it means to act against evil.
Also known as God's Spy
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Details
- Original title
- Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-11-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (80 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like faith-driven WWII dramas that focus on conscience and resistance more than action, similar to Risen or Six Minutes to Midnight; Not for you if you want a fast, straightforward, strictly factual thriller.
Pros: weighty moral questions; inspiring faith themes; strong performances | Cons: slow pacing; confusing timelines; historical liberties
Themes
- assassin
- based on true story
- moral courage
- tyranny
- historical drama
- 1940s
- christian film
- nazi germany
- independent film
- theologian
- pastor spy
- public opposition
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Jonas Dassler
as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Phileas Heyblom
as Young Dietrich Bonhoeffer
August Diehl
as Martin Niemoller
David Jonsson
as Frank Fisher
Flula Borg
as Hans Dohnanyi
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Karl Bonhoeffer
Nadine Heidenreich
as Paula Bonhoeffer
Greg Kolpakchi
as Officer Ansel Knoblauch
William Robinson
as Eberhard Bethge
Clarke Peters
as Reverend Powell Sr.
Directed by Todd Komarnicki