''Shades of Truth'' is an Italian movie, created and directed by Liana Marabini in 2015, about the life of

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

and his relation with

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. Its world premiere took place at the Vatican City on March 2, 2015, marking the anniversary of the birth of Eugenio Pacelli in 1876 and his appointment as Pope Pius XII in 1939. It was released in movie theaters all over the world in April 2015 and screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May of the same year. According to the director, Liana Marabini, Pope Piux XII saved at least 800,000 Jews.

Cast

* David Wall as David Milano *

Gedeon Burkhard Gedeon Burkhard (born 3 July 1969) is a German film and television actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian/German ...

* Jennifer Mischiati as Sarah * Remo Girone * Giancarlo Giannini as Aaron Azulai * Marie-Christine Barrault as Sister Maria Angelica *

Christopher Lambert Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert (; ; born March 29, 1957) is a French-American actor, producer, and novelist. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous for portraying Ta ...

as Cardinal Ennio Salvemini

References

External links

* 2015 films Italian historical drama films Cultural depictions of Pope Pius XII 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub