Bonhoeffer - The Last Step

As part of the "Against Forgetting" series, Hof-Theater Bad Freienwalde presents this year the film "Bonhoeffer - The Last Step" - a US-German-Canadian co-production by Eric Till from 2000 starring Ulrich Tukur in the lead role. The film tells the life story of Lutheran theologian and resistance fighter Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

It was produced by NFP Teleart (Berlin), Norflicks Productions Ltd., and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg; filming took place in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Canada. The German premiere took place on August 24, 2000.

At the Monte-Carlo TV Festival 2000, the film won the award for best television film. At Filmfest München 2000, director Eric Till was honored. Actor Robert Joy was nominated in 2001 for a Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor.