God on trial /

Following the harrowing ritual of selection for death or hard labor, a group of new inmates unsure of their appointed fates begins asking how God could allow for so much suffering. Impulsively, the men decide to put God on trial for abandoning His chosen people. Amid the outside sounds of prisoners...

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Corporate Authors:	BBC Scotland, Hat Trick Productions, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Video (Firm), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Rodgers, Jemma, Cottrell Boyce, Frank, De Emmony, Andy, Sher, Antony, 1949-, Skarsgård, Stellan, Marsan, Eddie, Shepherd, Jack, 1940-, Cooper, Dominic, 1978-, Dillane, Stephen, 1956-, Graves, Rupert, 1963-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, [2009]
Subjects:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War (1939-1945) 1939 - 1945 Jewish men > Poland > Oświęcim > Drama. God (Judaism) > Righteousness > Drama. Mock trials > Drama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Poland > Drama. Atrocities. God (Judaism) > Righteousness. Jewish men. Mock trials. Poland. Poland > Oświęcim. Historical television programs. War television programs. Made-for-TV movies. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

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Summary:	Following the harrowing ritual of selection for death or hard labor, a group of new inmates unsure of their appointed fates begins asking how God could allow for so much suffering. Impulsively, the men decide to put God on trial for abandoning His chosen people. Amid the outside sounds of prisoners being marched to the gas chamber, the trial unfolds. They group address the question: How can there be evil in a universe ruled by an all-powerful, benevolent God?
Item Description:	Originally broadcast in 2008 on BBC2 in the UK and on the PBS television program Masterpiece in the US. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamophic widescreen.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Wojciech Szepel ; editors, Andrew McClelland, Eoin McGuirk ; music, Nick Green, Tristin Norwell.
ISBN:	9781593758424 1593758421