A priest walks into Dachau with two crosses and zero fear.
Le Due Croci brings us the story of Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest, journalist and professor of philosophy. Brandsma was vehemently opposed to Nazi ideology and died in the infamous Dachau concentration camp. He has been beatified as a Martyr of the Faith.
Acting
Bennent's Brandsma radiates unshakeable gentleness.
Direction
Maestranzi refuses to sensationalize suffering.
Director
Silvio Maestranzi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heinz Bennent was so haunted by the role he reportedly kept Brandsma's prayer card for life.
Brandsma was canonized in 2022; this obscure Italian production remains one of few dramatic treatments of his life.
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