Bonhoeffer: This provocative biopic is a warning to Christians

Bonhoeffer isn’t a nice story about someone standing up for their faith. It’s a warning to all Christians not to tie themselves to any one political identity, says our reviewer

The challenge with any biopic is to make a film that is more than just a Wikipedia summary of a person’s life, but something dramatically and artistically satisfying, with insight and ideas.

If all you do is depict the “greatest hits” of a life, you’d be better off reading a book or watching a documentary. Films need to say something more, and many biopics fail to do just that. So the average viewer would be forgiven for approaching a film about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer with trepidation - one of the most remarkable theologians of the 20th Century deserves a film that captures his brilliance. Will it be a trudge through key events without much drama, or will it be a film that has something to say?

The good news is that Bonhoeffer: Pastor Spy Assassin manages to defy its dreadful…