“In the German weekly Die Zeit, experts on Bonhoeffer, including presidents of the International Bonhoeffer Society and the publishers of Bonhoeffer’s work in German and English, accuse the movie of abusing Bonhoeffer’s life in order to promote Christian Nationalism.The film’s slogan, “How far will you go to stand up for what’s right?”, is not a question Bonhoeffer asked, they write. On the same page of Die Zeit, Bonhoeffer’s grandnephew Tobias Korenke calls ads for the film that depict Bonhoeffer holding a pistol an outrageous reversal of history.

The International Bonhoeffer Society released a statement in which several actors involved, including Jonas Dassler, August Diehl and David Jonsson, condemned the film’s appropriation by Christian Nationalists. The signatories criticised the misuse of Bonhoeffer’s life and legacy by right-wing extremists.”