A film about Saint Edith Stein’s love for Christ and her patriotism. A story of love that is stronger than threats, disinheritance, terror, or death. A story of devotion to God and the beauty of the philosophy of reason.

The film’s plot is based on real events from the life of Edith Stein. From her conversion from Judaism to the Church of Christ—a journey that was not without obstacles—to her persecution by the Nazis.
The opening scenes focus on Edith’s work at the university and her philosophical reflections. After the Nazis seized power in Germany, she was dismissed from the university.
After some time, Edith enters a Carmelite convent, where, unfortunately, she finds an environment that is, to a large extent, emotionally cold. It is questionable to what extent the director stuck to the facts or whether this was rather a reflection of certain anti-Catholic prejudices.
Edita takes her perpetual vows, but her life in the convent is interrupted by persecution at the hands of the Nazis. She flees to a convent in the Netherlands, but the Nazis eventually deport her to a concentration camp.
Despite these traumatic events, she shows kindness to the people she encounters.

Hungary / Italy, 1996
Crew: Márta Mészáros;
Cast: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Maia Morgenstern, Fanny Ardant, Jan Nowicki, Adriana Asti, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Anna Polony;

Parents’ Guide:
Edita kissing a man. Edita crouching naked.
Rudeness on the part of the Nazis.
Edita throwing away a cross in a moment of grief and anger.
The film’s somber atmosphere. It seems as though Edita does not understand the essence of the litany prayers, which she rejects in the film.

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