God on Trial

God on Trial

7.6 / Rating 4011 votes 1h 26m 2008 Age Rating: PG
Genre: History War Drama
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom

In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.

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God on Trial is a 2008 British 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 whether God has broken his covenant with the Jewish people by allowing the Germans to commit genocide on them. It was produced and shown by the BBC on 3 September 2008. Production was supported by PBS, which screened the play as part of its Masterpiece anthology.