Schedule your showing of new Luther film

Padraic Delany stars as reformer Martin Luther in Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World. (Image: Courtesy Boettcher+Trinklein Inc.)

CANADA – The radical events, compelling personalities, and exciting drama of the Reformation are brought to life in Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World. This new full-length documentary features thrilling reenactments of the sixteenth-century events with commentary from leading church-history experts. The film, which was sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, is now available to schedule for a showing in your community.

The film features narration by Hugh Bonneville, best known for his acting on Downton Abbey. Pádraic Delaney, known for his work on television series The Tudors and movie The Wind that Shakes the Barley, portrays Martin Luther in the film. Producing the documentary are Emmy-nominated Lutheran filmmakers Steve Boettcher and Mike Trinklein. Among the many experts who appear in the movie is Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Showing the film is an excellent way to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in a local setting. Congregations can show the film in their own church via DVD or Blue-ray through a licensing agreement. To set up a church showing, visit here (showings are also available for schools and libraries).

[Update: Tugg has confirmed that the film is not available for showing at Canadian theatres currently, and that a community showing (at your church, for example) is currently the only option to publicly screen the film in Canada. Information on theatre-bookings has been excised from this article.]

Publicity materials to promote the film are available here.

The film will air on PBS later in 2017.

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