Knocking

"Fundamentalism and freedom meet at the front door -- The story of Jehovah's Witnesses"

May 1 2006 N/A NA
Documentary

Knocking opens the door on Jehovah's Witnesses. They are moral conservatives who stay out of politics and the Culture War, but they won a record number of court cases expanding freedom for everyone. They refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds, but they embrace the science behind bloodless surgery. In Nazi Germany, they could fight for Hitler or go to the concentration camps. They chose the camps. Following two families who stand firm for their controversial and misunderstood Christian faith, KNOCKING reveals how one unlikely religion helped to shape history beyond the doorstep.

Plot

By fighting for their right to live and worship as they choose, Jehovah's Witnesses won legal victories that protected civil liberties and free choice for all Americans. By refusing blood transfusions, but insisting on medical care, Jehovah's Witnesses risked their lives in pursuit of new bloodless technology now used on all types of patients. By resisting Hitler and his Nazi army, German Jehovah's Witnesses were sent to the concentration camps and became martyrs.

Written by

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Directed by

Joel Engardio, Tom Shepard

Cast

Jason Edling

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Open Door Productions, Independent Television Service

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
Jehovah's Witnesses PBS documentary: www.Knocking.org
Scores
# of Votes
158
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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