Supreme
Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg, in reference to this film, called
Bonhoeffer a 'true hero' and said she is inspired by his actions.
"There were so many people in Germany who just succumbed to the
Nazi regime. You think of yourself living in such a society, would
you have the courage, the bravery to do what this man did?" she
asked. "Most people, like me, have been very lucky. We have not
had our morals tested the way he did. And it's a question we ask ourselves:
We'd like to be like Bonhoeffer, but could we be?'"
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsbeg
calls Bonhoeffer a 'true hero' and says that she is ins
 Bonhoeffer:
Agent of Grace, documents part of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Widely known in religious circles as a brilliant thinker, speaker
and writer, he also played a courageous role in the German resistance
to Hitler in World War II, standing up for the rights of Jews. He
reluctantly joined a conspiracy to overthrow the dictator, a course
of action that would cost Bonhoeffer his life before he could marry
his fiancé, Maria.
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and religious scholarI. He experienced
the horror of Nazi Germany and he confronted it. Struggling between
his Christian values and loyalty to his homeland, he chose to stand
up against the Nazis. Bonhoeffer's story is one of faith and courage
and moral responsibility. Issues that are just as important today
as they were half a century ago.
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 ABOUT
THE FILM
Eric Till,
who lives in Ontario, Canada, co-wrote and directed Bonhoeffer:
Agent of Grace. Till's PBS credits include Glory Enough for
All, about Frederick Banting and the discovery of insulin.
Till set out to bring to the public a story of someone who shows
us moral action in a period of great evil. "I had often been fascinated
by Bonhoeffer," said Till. "a man who, while having of course lectured
and written a book about ethics, was confronted by a situation which
just threw that right out the window and how he had to deal with
it."
Ulrich Turkur,
the actor who plays Bonhoeffer, not only looks remarkably
like the subject but is also said to have a similar character. "The
Germans were most anxious for him to play this part." said Till,
simply describing Turkur as "a marvelous actor."
Bonhoeffer:
Agent of Grace was presented the Best Film Award at the
40th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival, beating films
submitted from more than 70 countries, including those by U.S. production
companies such as MGM Worldwide, NBC Enterprises, Paramount Pictures
and Sony Entertainment.
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