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Cape Cod Community College Spring Semester - FREE Foreign Film Series
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM in Lecture Hall A - Science Building
April 21, 2015
Amen (France - 2002) Based on historical records, Amen reflects on the horrors of WWII through the story of Kurt Gerstein, who helped to develop the Zyklon B gas. Gerstein becomes aware of how his invention is being used and he reaches out to the Catholic Church for help, hoping that the Pope and others can intervene to stop the slaughter of the Jews.
In English and French with English subtitles
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras, 132 minutes
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