Excellent but underrated film

best movie i've ever seen.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Can the idiots who wrote the initial introduction to the movie, "God on Trial" actually spell the word--G.O.D. There is no dash between G and D it's spelled GOD. Do these bastards placed dashed in Muha-mad? What is it about these idiots that they fear even mentioning GOD and now that feared that turned to fear in spelling name GOD? This reminds of the Cold War when the educational system in America would literally have school districts CUT OUT THE MADE OF CHINA so kids would not recognize the communist nation. The end result was the more they did this the more China was recognized because of the questions from kids as to what was cut out. The same thing is taking place with misspelling it. It is the same scenario of the idiots of the Cold War.GOD, HOW I MARVEL AT YOUR GLORY AND WONDERS. Lord, there is no more wonder and puzzling than those you forgot to bestow a brain to, like the democrats and liberals. Please for give them for they know what they do, these must be the missing linking evolutionists are searching for. The reason they cannot find is because it is they, 'Ask now for whom the bells toll....they toll for thy.'Amen

Most television dramas are a complete waste of time. This is not the case with God on Trial which is one of the best films I have ever seen on TV. The questions asked throughout the 84 minutes are right on target. A group of prisoners at Auschwitz; some of whom are awaiting execution, the others unsure of their fate, debate the meaning of God's supposed covenant with the Jewish people.I am not Jewish & I don't believe any one group of people are chosen above all others because of their religion. I was told that the Catholic Church was the one true one in my childhood. Muslims are taught that Allah is the true path. Hindus believe in another God. It leads us all on a dangerous path.This film is made for people not afraid to search within themselves no matter what they believe. I was very impressed.

Inmates at Auschwitz put god on trial for breaking the covenant.This was run earlier in the season as part of Masterpiece's (theater) modern block of tales. Based on an actual trial it is a deeply effecting story about a group of men attempting to find out why God has abandoned them and whether he has broken the agreement that he made with their forefathers. It is set entirely within one barracks during the time that then are waiting to have their numbers called when those chosen will go off to die, for it seems that a train has arrived early and there is no place for the new arrivals.It is a heady discussion of despair and hope. Has god abandoned them? Does god exist? What is the nature of god? These are the thoughts of men waiting to die, men with little left to lose. It is a discussion that will get your mind working. The answers they come up with might surprise you.The film will also touch you. I tend to be immune to Holocaust tales with name stars in it since the pretty faces never seem to be in anything more than a dress up tale, but here I was moved. The cast which includes Dominic Cooper, Stephen Dillane, Rupert Graves, Anthony Sher and Stellan Skarsgård is first rate with only Skarsgård recognizable under the dirt and bruises. In most films of this sort the filmmakers hit certain cliché marks, but none of that is here, it is simply men waiting to be chosen, pondering their existence and their humanity. I should point out that the film is cross cut across time with a tour of the barracks and the gas chambers now. The modern story is not intrusive and in its way it actually helps move things along with one of the final scenes very likely to bring tears to your eyes.I highly recommend this film to anyone who wondered about god and the death of 12 million people or just about god in general

A very engaging piece of work, I was particularly impressed by the outstanding performance by Ashley Artus playing Ricard. Artus performance shone above the rest, who although good actors seemed less committed to their characterization, some of them a little too healthy and composed looking to be in a concentration camp in Auschvitz. Ashley Artus in particular displayed both immense talent and dedication to his craft, with clear signs that he was fully immersed in the character of Ricard from the edgily moving displays of varying levels of emotion right down to the weight loss undergone. Somebody ought to give this man the recognition he deserves!