Yet as Russian soldiers filled the streets and the new regime brought darkness and oppression to the people, the Wurmbrands were filled with a love for them and found ways to share their faith with them. According to the film, the practice and sharing of Christianity became a punishable offence. The film opens with narration by Richard Wurmbrand’s character explaining how Russia invaded Romania, and a Communist regime came into power. “But once someone’s there, now what? Do you get to know them? Richard and Sabina didn’t sit back. Richard and Sabina did not invite the Communists into their country,” Grooters said. “The call to me from Richard and Sabina is I may or may not have invited my neighbors into my country. Grooters said he wanted to tell the Wurmbrands’ story - Richard’s wife, Sabina, also was imprisoned - because of their commitment to loving their enemies. Monday, March 5. It will be shown at AMC Holland, 12270 James St., and at several theaters in Grand Rapids, including Celebration Cinema South, 1506 Eastport Drive SE, where Grooters will be on hand for a question-and-answer session following the showing. The movie, titled “Tortured for Christ,” shares the title of one of Wurmbrand’s books and will be shown in theaters for one night only at 7:30 p.m. “He took a public stance and he paid for it,” said John Grooters, of Grooters Productions, a Holland-based company hired by Voice of the Martyrs to make a movie based on Wurmbrand’s experience.
He was imprisoned and tortured for 14 years. In 1948, a Lutheran pastor named Richard Wurmbrand was arrested in Communist-occupied Romania for preaching the gospel of Christ.
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