God on Trial

God on Trial is a 2008 BBC/WGBH Boston television play written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Antony Sher, Rupert Graves and Jack Shepherd. The play takes place in Auschwitz during World War II. The Jewish prisoners put God on trial in absentia for abandoning the Jewish people. The question is if God has broken his covenant with the Jewish people by allowing the Nazis to commit genocide. The play is based on an event described by Elie Wiesel i... More

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  • 2008

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  • 1 h 30 min

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Andy de Emmony

Andy de Emmony is a film director.

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  • Jan 13, 2009

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  • 1 h 30 min
  • 1 h 26 min
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