Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Against stupidity we have no defense
Synopsis
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide. Niemoeller actor August Diehl previously played an SS Gestapo officer in Ruthless Scum (2009) and a German citizen who resisted conscription into the German army in Skriveni život (2019)..
Reasoning is of no use
Neither protests nor force can touch it. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter them by criticizing them and, if undeniable, can only be dismissed as trivial exceptions..
As a "docu-allegory"; this is a solid 7; the historicity is woven together quite well, and the fictional account of his death is deeply Christian and compelling
But as a biography, the basic mistakes (referring to the Eastern Front years before Barbarossa) and the relocation of the final scene of his death from Flossenburg with his co-conspirators to an anonymous isolated farmhouse with a random group of strangers are a bridge too far. Perhaps Germany limits such things, but for me it was a missed opportunity not to use Flossenburg for those critical scenes, just as Sophie Scholl - The Last Days used the actual guillotine that killed Scholl in the film.
It is worth lingering to watch the cavalcade of quotes at the end
At times, Bonhoeffer simply doesn't come across as the erudite theologian he was, but rather as a Protestant who sent out proof texts. That said, this is a "must-see" if you're willing to accept major deviations from history and don't anticipate a deep theological journey.
And this is truly a timeless message
Bonhoeffer reminds us that every generation faces its own evil; that each individual must either act or let evil take its course; and that Christ is the One who guides that choice.
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