Bibliograph

God on trial, BBC Scotland ; Hat Trick Productions ; produced by Jemma Rodgers ; written by Frank Cottrell Boyce ; directed by Andy DeEmmony

Type

Label

God on trial, BBC Scotland ; Hat Trick Productions ; produced by Jemma Rodgers ; written by Frank Cottrell Boyce ; directed by Andy DeEmmony

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

God on trial

Oclc number

263093628

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast by BBC2 Sept. 3, 2008. Originally broadcast by BBC2 Sept. 3, 2008. Originally broadcast in the US on Masterpiece

Responsibility statement

BBC Scotland ; Hat Trick Productions ; produced by Jemma Rodgers ; written by Frank Cottrell Boyce ; directed by Andy DeEmmony

Runtime

Summary

Following the harrowing ritual of selection for death or hard labor, a group of new inmates unsure of their appointed fates begins asking how God could allow for so much suffering. Impulsively, the men decide to put God on trial for abandoning His chosen people. Amid the outside sounds of prisoners being marched to the gas chamber, the trial unfolds. They group address the question: How can there be evil in a universe ruled by an all-powerful, benevolent God?

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification