The Ninth Day Page #2

Synopsis: In World War II, after a period living hell on earth in the concentration camp of Dachau with other catholic priests, Father Abbé Henri Kremer gets a nine days leave to return to his home town for his mother's funeral. Along this period, the SS Gestapo lieutenant Gebhardt tries to persuade Henri, who was born in silver-spoon and member of an influent Luxembourgian family, to convince the local bishop to give-up resisting to the Germans and write a letter to the Vatican in the name of the Catholic Church of Luxemburg convincing the Pope to support Hitler and the Nazi regime. The ambivalent Henri questions himself and the bishop what he shall do.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Director(s): Volker Schlöndorff
Production: Kino International
  5 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
NOT RATED
Year:
2004
98 min
54 Views


and believe in God.

What's this mean?

I can't...

Nazi treats the priest better

than the others

usually, 4 people have

only one bread

but we can have one

for each 3 priests

they hope, every other

people will hate us

are you going back?

if you can't eat now,

then eat it later

if he tried to escape,

we'll also be punished

what the bullshit you're talking about!

His feet is soo big that no shoes can fit in

where can he escape?

All these things were from Raymond,

should fits you

I changed the waist

of trousers to be smaller

This shoes is from Roger,

Your book is in that basket,

we can hardly bring you anything

Henry Kremer...

Jesus Christ bless you

Long live! Amen

Gerard Mersch. I'm the new manger

of the church adminstrator

It has never been one priest has granded

for vacation from the camp. - Thanks

I'm very sorry,

are you sure you're not wrong?

next week, I have to go back to Dachau's camp

we can let down the hope!

I have to go to see the Gestapo,

I'll be back tomorrow. - Why?

I don't know

Vatican Pope decided to announce

another church policy

we're contacting with Nazi,

this should have advantage

If we do this then the church

will soon have Nazi flag on top

Please forgive me,

I have to prepare for a Mass

What's our cardinal say about these?

He does not step out

of his room anymore

He does not want to have any

direct contact with any politics

As the symbol of against and protest,

the church bell has ringed whole day

Hitler accepted the requests

from the Pope

The request to give the special

priority to the priest inside the camp

This decision has sure reducing

the pressure for you right?

that's right! You should thank

the Pope once again

Before celebration today, I want to know

whom am I serving for?

The Name, The Job?

Jozef Weida

Bishop area, Czestochowa

you?

I'm the Cardinal Kozal

of Bruno Church

Next?

Armando Bausch

Priest coming from Luxembourg, editor

Ah, another form Luxembourg

You have a lot of people coming from there

little country but have a lot of mouth

Name?

Nansen clerical

Professor from Oslo University

Drink off! Drink all!

Drink off! Drink all!

You sure don't like our German's Mossel

grape wine! Get out! Go to the basement!

So? Hurry up!

The saint god father

kept praying for his followers

also pray for the priests

in the camp

the Loving Goddess Maria will take care of him

- How many people he saved by this?

but maybe after the Pope

changed his attitude...

we'll have more people died in the prisoner camp

- Henry, no matter what you have experienced

You should not give up

the faith to God

Some people keep silence

is just for help...

Help the followers won't make

the situation become worse

They give you a vacation

must be some reason!

one important reason is Your family

have a very famous fame in Luxembourg

Henry, maybe they'll do

some special use to you

what do you mean?

The church is facing

the tough challenge!

our attitude will decide,

if there will be more people's death

If we obey German within

our allowable conscience

we'll get more than we resist them

learn smarter, Henry. Listen carefully

to what Gebhardt spoke to you

our world is a lot more complicated

than your small prisoner camp

there, everything is exposed, have your

own rules everything follow the order

This vacation can help you to see

the whole thing by the extensive contacts

for an exmaple you familiar,

we're doing a saint and a meanful battle

I think personally

Amount us, all the great things

are being placed by God.

The sacred of yours, has nothing

to do with the Jesus Christ

but your Pope thinks further.

- If you see the 1933 agreement,

you'll see the signature from the Pope.

the things today.

You attack Poland, then Frence,

Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg

Oh yes? The Pope should knew it at that time

Threats from Bolshevism!

He is very clear, our war is justice

He always sorrow for his own fate

but in the East line of the Battle field,

Jesus Christ decides the future on his own

Please take a look at this artifact!

Please look carefully!

Our soldier saved it.

They discovered that it is being used

by the Russian Moscow.

Area administrator as a stepping-stone.

Bolshevik changed the church of Russia

into Factories and Jail.

They have no concern in destroying

the Christian and their precious artifacts.

People serving god has been

tortured, killed, and expelled.

All these are Catholic sacrifice

under Bolshevism.

These are your brothers!

Look at the small cross on the corpses.

All these happened

just one year ago.

Can you imagine,

can we make such rude crime?

In Dachau's camp, they'll only sentence

the priest into the cremation field

people often see some priest lying

among the corpse and still alive

but they still got executed

Nazi think this is useful, people can

be forgive during the way to the heaven

Mr. Kremer

You and I are mentally brothers.

Your mother realized this and she is surprised

that sacred statue has been damaged like this

She is a true believer,

she believes you

She believes that the coorpration between

Catholic and the Thrid emporer

is specially important.

You can't resist this!

what do you want from me?

From a priest pig coming from the church!

The German cardinal already

kissed the Hitler's feet.

Catholic will be very important after the battle

in Europe but the disappointed thing is...

The Priest League like this

will not exist anymore.

Mr. Gebhardt,

have you ever think once?

What will happen if the war failed?

This is our war, Mr. Kremer.

This is a Crusade.

We have to keep praying,

use weapon to arm our soldiers.

Otherwise, what covering us will only be chaos

I pray for the brothers of my inside

the prison camps

for my family, for Luxembourg. German has a great

interest in the conversation with Vatican Pope.

Think and respect

to the Luxembourg's wills.

It's just your cardinal pope declined -

you want me to disobey the cardinal pope?

no, we just hope you can make

him regain his rationality

and also the bell from the great church.

He does not do any good things for Luxembourg.

He just holds the abolished policies in hands.

For example:
Heydrich.

But there is another activity

going in our party.

Church will be kept as people

wished and find a new way

In Russian, they need missionary,

to preach to the people there

Please sit down, we can have a good talk about

this problem... - This statue is in your office.

It has no single effect on me.

Virgin Mary did not know,

the child in her arms...

...would be crucified someday

Where will you end it, priest?

What will your mother say

about all of this?

The martyr?

Read this

Please read it out loudly!

We, the conclavists of Luxemburg...

...are advocates

of the Nazi's church policy

We announce this in the name

of our truthful faith

This is for our

holy church's existence

only we stand in the side of the 3rd Reich and

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