Bonhoeffer Agent of Grace (2000)

The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis His convictions cost him his life What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis His convictions cost him his life The Nazis hanged him on April 9 1945 less than a month before the end of the war Bonhoeffers last years his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film More than just a biographical portrait Bonhoeffer Agent of Grace sheds light on the littleknown efforts of the German resistance It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs