Defender of the Faith

Defender of the Faith

2019
1h 32m
5.5

5.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Flare Film EiE Film RBB ZDF 3sat Real Fiction
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English French German Italian Latin Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title Verteidiger des Glaubens
Release Date October 31, 2019
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt9619196

Cast

Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur

Narrator (voice)

Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI

Self (archive footage)

Georg Gänswein
Georg Gänswein

Self

Thomas P. Doyle
Thomas P. Doyle

Self

Archbishop Charles Scicluna
Archbishop Charles Scicluna

Self

Key Crew

Martin Heisler
Producer
Christoph Röhl
Director
Christoph Röhl
Writer

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