The Seventh Room (1996)

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Country: Hungary, Italy
Genres: Biography, Drama, War
Release: 1996-06-06
Director: Márta Mészáros
Writers: Roberta Mazzoni , Márta Mészáros , Éva Pataki
Language: Hungarian
Stars: Maia Morgenstern , Elide Melli , Jan Nowicki , Anna Polony , Giovanni Capalbo , Ileana Carini , Adriana Asti , Jerzy Radziwilowicz , Cintia Lodetti , Nella Ammendola
Runtime: 108 min
Awards: 3 wins
AKA: The Seventh Room , Siódmy pokój (Poland) , The Seventh Chamber (United States of America) , The Seventh Room (United States of America) , Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber (United States of America) , Die Jüdin - Edith Stein (Germany) , A hetedik szoba , La settima stanza (Italy) , A hetedik szoba (Hungary) , La septième demeure (France, French Republic)
Plot: This movie is based on the life of Saint Edith Stein. She was a German nun of Jewish descent who had converted to Catholicism. Much of her early life was spent as an outspoken academic. There, according to the movie, she feuded with Joseph Heller, a fellow professor with right wing beliefs. In 1933, after Jews were no longer allowed to teach, she became a nun in the Spartan-like Carmelite order. But when World War II heated up, Heller, who had become an important Nazi official, took his revenge. He had her deported to Auschwitz.
IMDB:tt0114461