Overview
A haunting tale of resilience and faith amidst the darkest of times.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- solemn
- devotional
- serious historical viewing
- reflective evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The imprisoned composer creates Ode to God, and his music becomes central to spiritual survival and Lia's fate.
The Pitești prison operates a political-police experiment involving systematic brainwashing and torture.
The composer endures the prison's abuse through his strong religious belief.
The story is explicitly centered on the Pitești prison and the communist experiment conducted there.
Films like Between Pain and Amen, and why
The Gulag Archipelago
historical prison drama centered on ideological persecution, faith, and endurance
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Romanian historical drama confronting communist repression and moral resistance
A Hidden Life
political prison drama focused on torture, belief, and spiritual survival
Movie Details
- Director
- Toma Enache
- Release Date
- 2019-10-04
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Constantin Cotimanis
- Ion Dichiseanu
- Cezara Dafinescu
- Victoria Cociaș
- Ioachim Ciobanu
- Vali Popescu
- Kira Hagi
- Ana Parvu
- Ciprian Nicula
- Csaba Ciugulitu
Common questions
- What is Between Pain and Amen about?
- A gifted Romanian composer confronts a communist prison’s torture experiment, finding in faith and music the strength to survive and protect his beloved.
- What is Between Pain and Amen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Between Pain and Amen as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Between Pain and Amen violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Between Pain and Amen as graphic.
- Which films are like Between Pain and Amen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gulag Archipelago, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and A Hidden Life.
- How long is Between Pain and Amen?
- Between Pain and Amen runs 125 minutes.
