The Ninth Day (2004)

Original title

Der neunte Tag

Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Catholic priest from Luxembourg is released from Dachau concentration camp for nine days. He must decide whether to cooperate with Nazi officials or return to the camp.

sombertenserestrainedbroodingmeditativestarkemotionally heavy

What happens

The Ninth Day is a 2004 German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Ulrich Matthes and August Diehl. It was released by Kino International. The film is about a Catholic priest from Luxembourg who is imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp, but released for nine days. The story is based on a portion of Pfarrerblock 25487 (ISBN 2-87963-286-2), the diary of Father Jean Bernard (1907–1994), which was translated into English by Deborah Lucas Schneider as Priestblock 25487: A Memoir of Dachau (ISBN 978-0972598170). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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