Defender of the Faith
2019, German. Directed by Christoph Röhl.
As Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger wanted to lead the Church back to its former strength, but instead he plunged it into a deep crisis. He reacted largely inactive to the revelations of multiple cases of abuse by clergy. In order to understand the thinking of this unconditional hardliner, documentary filmmaker Christoph Röhl delves deep into Ratzinger's past - but what really leaves us speechless are the testimonies of how the church, on a large and small scale, dealt with the crimes of its priests.
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- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 31 October 2019
- Original title
- Verteidiger des Glaubens
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Christoph Röhl
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Defender of the Faith runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Defender of the Faith isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 October 2019. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Defender of the Faith?
Defender of the Faith (2019) was directed by Christoph Röhl and stars Ulrich Tukur, Benedict XVI, Georg Gänswein.