The Sunset Limited (film)
2011
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Nov 9, 2008 · 10/10. A masterpiece of TV drama. In a freezing, filthy, overcrowded hut in Auschwitz a group of emaciated Jewish prisoners await their fate. Around half of them will be selected for the gas chamber within a couple of hours and most seem paralysed by fear, hunger and despair - but one angry inmate rails against God.
- (3.8K)
- Drama, War
- Andy De Emmony
- 2008-11-09
In a long review for The Times, Tim Teeman had great praise for the cast: "The performances were so strong it felt a privilege to watch the actors, among them Antony Sher, Rupert Graves, Stephen Dillane and Jack Shepherd." He also praises director Andy de Emmony's "brilliant, arresting sleight of hand...
- 2008
- Nick Green, Tristin Norwell
Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review jorge g A really powerful film about the real story of Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz putting God on trial for breaking the...
- (73)
- Antony Sher
- Andy De Emmony
Nov 7, 2008 · TELEVISION CRITIC. An unexpected air of nostalgia permeates the opening minutes of “God on Trial,” which premieres on “Masterpiece Contemporary” at 9 p.m. Sunday. Not, of course, for its...
- mary.mcnamara@latimes.com
- Culture Columnist And Critic
“Who needs a God who suffers?” is just one of many discomforting questions God on Trial dares ask, intending to provoke and challenge believers and nonbelievers alike. The compelling and disturbing television drama, to be broadcast on PBS stations Sunday, November 9, is as powerful as anything you’ll encounter on the stage or big screen ...
Andy De Emmony. Synopsis. Awaiting their inevitable deaths at one of the worst concentration camps, a group of Jews make a rabbinical court to decide whether God has gone against the Holy...
