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Requiem streaming

2006 Movie Germany Drama, Horror 92 min Ages 17+
By: Hans-Christian Schmid With: Sandra Hüller, Nicholas Reinke, Irene Kugler, Friederike Adolph, Imogen Kogge

It is the 70's, and in the German countryside the epileptic Michaela Klingler joins the pedagogy course at the University against the will of her pious mother, Marianne. However her father Karl Klingler rents her a room in the sorority house and Michaela travels to Tübingen. As the semester progresses, Michaela befriends her former high school friend, Hanna Imhof, who forces her to seek medical help. When Michaela has a crisis, she stops taking her medication and believes she is possessed by demons, and her health gets worse. She decides to seek out a priest, Martin Borchert, who believes in exorcism whereas the progressive parochial priest Gerhard Landauer tries to convince her to go to a psychologist.

Filmium rating
69%

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 2023
Selections:
Perspektive Match 2023

Mood

Harrowing
Intense
Melancholic
Naturalistic
Reflective
Serious

Cast & Crew

Hans-Christian Schmid
Bernd Lange
Friederike Adolph
Burghart Klaußner
Anna Blomeier
Sandra Hüller
Imogen Kogge
Nicholas Reinke
Johann Adam Oest
Jens Harzer
Eva Löbau
Irene Kugler
Walter Schmidinger

Adaptation

Based On Real Events

Budget

Low-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Absence Of Special Effects
Documentary Approach
Documentary Filmmaking
Handheld Camera
Naturalistic Cinematography

Film Movements

German Drama

Narrative Structure

Character-Driven
Linear

Pace

Deliberate
Measured
Meditative
Reflective
Slow
Slow-Paced

Soundtrack

Absence Of Dramatic Music

Style

Documentary-Style
Minimalist
Naturalistic
Realism
Realistic

Time-Period

1970S

Central Conflict

Internal Struggle
Medical Vs Religious Interpretation
Mental Health Vs Possession
Mental Illness Vs. Possession
Societal Perception

Characters

Medical Professionals
Michaela Klingler
Religious Community

Ending

Ambiguous
Open-Ended

Historical Context

1970S
Exorcism
Religious Controversy

Key Plot Points

Loss Of Medication
Religious Accusations
Voices And Visions

Plot

Demonic Possession
Epilepsy
Mental Illness

Setting

1970S Germany
Small Town

Shooting Location

Germany

Theme

Mental Health
Perception Of Reality
Religious Faith

Genre

Drama

Audiences

Adults
Drama Enthusiasts

Titles

Requiem

Reception

86% Rotten Tomatoes
Critical Acclaim
High Ratings
Intense Performance
Positive Reviews

Production Countries

Germany

Release Year

2006
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