Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years

2021

Biography / Drama / History

IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 307 307

nazi historical drama jewish

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Plot summary

A story of transformation and hope in a time of turmoil and terror

Director

John Grooters Photo
John Grooters

Top cast

Cezar Grumazescu Photo
Cezar Grumazescu as Iron Guard 1
Mirela Nicolau Photo
Mirela Nicolau as Nurse Marie
Bogdan Farkas Photo
Bogdan Farkas as Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Valentin Teodosiu Photo
Valentin Teodosiu as Mihnea
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1.04 GB
1280*536
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 3
1.92 GB
1920*804
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by anthonydapiii 8 / 10

Made Me Ponder - Deeply

The lengths that this family and this man and these people went through during such a time to live out and spread the faith is remarkable.I'm grateful I watched this and was sent this by my church community.To God be the Glory through His Son Jesus Christ's name.Imitation of Christ is lived out by these beautiful believers during this time in the Soviet Union. It's inspiring.
Reviewed by atarahderek 8 / 10

The beauty of romance and of forgiveness on display

The story of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand is my favorite romance. Ever since I first read Sabina's story in her autobiography, "The Pastor's Wife," I've hoped to emulate her. So I went into this film with high expectations, and it met almost every last one. One of my all time favorite parts of Sabina's story became the focal point of this tale, much to my delight. There were a few creative liberties taken with the story, but for the most part, to discuss them would be nitpicking. There was a healthy amount of humor, and all of that humor served a purpose to either advance the plot or to drive home an important message. And the locations they chose for filming were often quite breathtaking, being set in the landscapes of Romania (where the story takes place) and Northern Ireland.The choice to have Raluca Botez reprise her role as Sabina, but two decades before the start of the previous film, was a bold one, but it worked for the most part. There were points when you could really tell they had an older actress playing a young woman. Emil Mandanac, on the other hand, looks like he hasn't aged a day.I gave the movie an 80% rating on account of two primary complaints. First, I wasn't overly fond of the editing at the very opening of the movie. Scene transitions were sharp and sudden, and it could be a bit confusing in the first 5-10 minutes. It was unclear whether the movie would have exposition in the form of subtitles throughout until Sabina started narrating, and their excuse for speaking English felt, to me, as contrived as the pilot episode of Hogan's Heroes. It is, in fact, accurate to many of the Wurmbrands' interactions with people whose native tongue they did not speak, but this fact gets lost in the way they present it. The jarring transitions didn't last throughout the film, but the narration acted as a constant reminder that they were there.Second was the unusual decision to have the Wurmbrands seemingly distance themselves from their Jewish heritage after they became Christians. The Wurmbrands made a VERY firm point about being born Jews, to the point that Richard even rejected the opportunity to hide his heritage outright when a friend in the Reich bureaucracy gave him the chance. When a few characters, one of them a soldier, ask Richard if he is a Jew, Richard answers that he is a Christian. In real life, the answer would've been, "Yes, I am a Jew, as is my Savior." They did this because the pastor who baptized and trained them, Isaac Feinstein, also wore the star without shame. It didn't sit well with me to see these unashamedly Jewish Christians correcting anyone who asked them if they were Jewish. And if I could change just one part of the film, that would be it.Overall, this is a beautiful film with a beautiful message, and it captures the love between Richard and Sabina wonderfully. I came for the romance and stayed for the message. It truly is a wonderful summary of what it is to be a Christian, especially in times of trial and persecution. "The heart of the gospel is forgiveness."
Reviewed by dleavitt-805-83873 8 / 10

Transformation During Persecution

I was blessed to meet Richard and Sabina back in 1991. This film was acurate to their stroy of a Jewish couple who rescued many from the Nazi gas chambers. After the war when the Soviets took over Eastern Europe Richard was sent to a prison camp for sharing his faitn in Yeshua (Jeusus) with other people. This persecution still takes place in many countries. It is ironic that this film should come at as the Russians are starting to invade Ukraine and families of refugees are now pouring iinto countires that once housed concetration camps.
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