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Post by zara on Sept 3, 2008 21:46:01 GMT
"God on Trial"? What a powerful and thought provoking piece of television - stunning Z
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Post by maximum on Sept 4, 2008 14:40:20 GMT
missed that. when and what channel? might be repeated yet
brief synopsis?
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Post by zara on Sept 4, 2008 14:52:42 GMT
It was on BBC2 last nite at 9pm. Set in Auchwitz (sp), the Jewish members of a hut are selected for the gas chambers, split into 2 groups but they don't know which group will die the following day. They have to make room for incoming Jews from Poland. Someone asks "what kind of God would allow such things to happen? and they put "God on Trial" I expected it to be far more upsetting at the end than it was and I'm glad I saw it through, truly amazing acting. A powerful drama well worth watching. Should be on the "I" player on BBC website. Zx
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Post by zara on Sept 4, 2008 15:00:08 GMT
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Post by maximum on Sept 4, 2008 19:45:26 GMT
brilliant thanks.
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Post by brigadier on Sept 4, 2008 19:52:52 GMT
Gosh- I wish Id seen it. Ive been to Auchtswich (sp) and it was such a strange experience. You see a hut where all the prisoner photos are displayed and you see all these tired but healthy looking faces, theres the dates displayed of their admission and then the dates of their deaths and in some cases its less than a week but it could be your mother or brother looking at you in the picture! And its true- theres no birds- you can see trees in the distance but nothing flies overhead!
Did you see the Schindlers List movie- the whole theater was stunned into silence and when it ended nobody moved, just sat there as though it was sacrilege to move!
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Post by zara on Sept 4, 2008 21:17:03 GMT
I've never been to Auschwitz but I believe that we should never forget what happened there, and across Europe at that time and since. In the early 90's a similar situation was occuring in Yugoslavia, I was an intelligent adult, I watched the news but what did I do??? Nothing, like most people not directly affected. I'm not a religious person but i am a "humanist" and these atrocoties should not be allowed to happen any where in the world and none of us should forget what has gone before. Sorry to be dark and philosophical but I think we should all remember.
Interestingly the chap who produced (?) this also did "Welcome to Sarajevo" possibly one of the most horrific and moving films of my generation; along side "Shindler's List". As you witnessed Brig, when I saw that at the cinema everyone left in silence, Zx
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Post by maximum on Sept 4, 2008 22:16:41 GMT
That was amazing. just brilliant stuff
thanks zara for the heads up.
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Sept 5, 2008 9:55:55 GMT
I've never been to Auschwitz but I believe that we should never forget what happened there, and across Europe at that time and since. In the early 90's a similar situation was occuring in Yugoslavia, I was an intelligent adult, I watched the news but what did I do??? Nothing, like most people not directly affected. I'm not a religious person but i am a "humanist" and these atrocoties should not be allowed to happen any where in the world and none of us should forget what has gone before. Sorry to be dark and philosophical but I think we should all remember. Interestingly the chap who produced (?) this also did "Welcome to Sarajevo" possibly one of the most horrific and moving films of my generation; along side "Shindler's List". As you witnessed Brig, when I saw that at the cinema everyone left in silence, Zx i doubt if anyone ever could forget what happened there we watched schindlers list as part of our history work and everyone was just silent at the end - a group of yr 10 mainly girls that never stopped chatting we also watched Hitler the rise of evil and it gave me nightmares for weeks |
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Post by brigadier on Sept 5, 2008 15:31:50 GMT
As Zara says-
our generation thought it could never happen again- but it has, in Iraq, Yogoslavia, recently in Africa and no doubt happening now as I type and as you read this. What is it about our natures that make us strive for dominance of others and greedy for wealth. I know this is a dark and philosophical thread but we should never forget, not just the events but of our capacity to destroy.
I will check out the iplayer over the weekend- thanks Zara.
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Post by maximum on Sept 5, 2008 20:53:07 GMT
indeed brig - look at ruwanda, the balkans etc it still happens even now.
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