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Requiem
2006
In a small town in 1970's southern Germany, Michaela, 21, has grown up in a deeply religious family. Despite her long battle with epilepsy, Michaela burns to leave home and study at the university. There, she experiences her first taste of freedom, her budding love for Stefan and her friendship with Hanna. Slowly, her .. Read more
| Starring | Burghart Klaubner, Burghart Klaussner, Sandra Huller, Imogen Kog |
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| Director | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
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Requiem
In a small town in 1970's southern Germany, Michaela, 21, has grown up in a deeply religious family. Despite her long battle with epilepsy, Michaela burns to leave home and study at the university. There, she experiences her first taste of freedom, her budding love for Stefan and her friendship with Hanna. Slowly, her protective shell of faith and family starts to crack open, but it results in her having a breakdown. Not a normal epileptic attack, but a frightening onrush of grotesque faces and voices. Afraid of being sent back home to her family, Michaela seeks help from a priest who reinforces her conviction that she is possessed. Although Stefan and Hanna encourage her to seek psychiatric help, they are unable to break through the dense religious and moral ties binding Michaela to her family.
| Starring | Burghart Klaubner, Burghart Klaussner, Sandra Huller, Imogen Kog, Imogen Kogge |
|---|---|
| Director | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Studio | SODA PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 28 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Mar 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Based on the same, documented demonic possession as the crude shocker The Exorcism of Emily Rose,... read more on Time Out
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27 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Engaging - but not horror
Those people expecting to see an Exorcist remake will be very disappointed in this sensitive and engaging film about mental disturbance. Once the lack of any spine tingling moments along with any slasher scenes begins to sink in, you are hooked by the incredibly strong central performance by Sandra Huller, whose possession by spirits has to be accepted on faith (given there are no in-your-face pointers one way or another). The cinematography is modern a la occasional camera pan and shake giving it a contemporary feel which slightly jars with the 1970s setting. Nevertheless an excellent supporting cast brings home a sense of realism that mental illness aligned with religious indoctrination is in itself - a 'horror'.
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Requiem
I thought this was a beautifully made, understated, non-judgemental film looking at the difficult subjects of mental health and religion. A quiet and thoughtful film with no easy answers, it lived on in my mind long after seeing it. All the characters are portrayed with sympathy, doing the best they can in challenging situations and inadvertantly revealing their unhelpful (or sometimes helpful) inner conditioning. It is a very human tragedy.
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