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‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.’ Review: Angel Studios’ Biopic of an Anti-Nazi WWII Hero Seems Unsettlingly Timely
Angel Studios and director Todd Komarnicki craft a solid, compelling history lesson on a World War II hero.
Written and directed by Todd Komarnicki, a filmmaker arguably known best as the scripter for “Sully” from Clint Eastwood (who gets a special thanks shout-out in the closing credits hwew), “Bonhoeffer” illustrates the relative ease with which Hitler gained the acceptance and eventual fealty of the German people during the post-WWI era, by playing on feelings of resentment, distrust, and wounded national pride. Among the nonbelievers: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Jonas Dassler), a deeply religious yet courageously outspoken Lutheran minister who recognizes the dangers posed by Hitler and his regime early on, and is gradually drawn into a resistance movement as he witnesses such barbarism as the persecution and imprisonment of Jews, and the brutal intimidation of his fellow clergymen who fear the consequences of speaking truth to power. To cite only the most egregious example: When Bonhoeffer’s older brother goes off to fight with the German Army during World War I, Komarnicki does everything short of planting a vulture on the guy’s shoulder and painting a bullseye on his back to indicate that he won’t make it home alive.
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