Defender of the Faith (2019)
As Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger wanted to lead the Church back to its former strength, but instead he plunged it into a deep crisis. He reacted largely inactive to the revelations of multiple cases of abuse by clergy. In order to understand the thinking of this unconditional hardliner, documentary filmmaker Christoph Röhl delves deep into Ratzinger's past - but what really leaves us speechless are the testimonies of how the church, on a large and small scale, dealt with the crimes of its priests.
Director: Christoph Röhl
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Ulrich Tukur as Narrator (voice) |
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Benedict XVI as Self (archive footage) |
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Georg Gänswein as Self |
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Thomas P. Doyle as Self |
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Archbishop Charles Scicluna as Self |
| Directing | Christoph Röhl | Director |
| Production | Martin Heisler | Producer |
| Editing | Martin Reimers | Editor |
| Writing | Christoph Röhl | Writer |
| Production | Christoph Röhl | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Juan Sarmiento G. | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Julia Weingarten | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ali N. Askin | Music |
