Synopsis
Michaela, an epileptic, enrolls in college to study education. She goes off her medication and soon begins hearing voices and seeing apparitions that tell her to avoid religious objects, although she is devoutly Roman Catholic. One priest scoffs at the idea that Michaela could be possessed by demons, but a younger pastor arranges an exorcism for the young woman.
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Cast
- Sandra HüllerMichaela Klingler
- Burghart KlaußnerKarl Klingler
- Imogen KoggeMarianne Klingler
- Anna BlomeierHanna Imhof
- Nicholas ReinkeStefan Weiser
- Walter SchmidingerGerhart Landauer
- Johann Adam OestProfessor
- Eva LöbauKrankenschwester
- Friederike AdolphHelga Klingler
- Jens HarzerMartin Borchert
Recommendations
- 100
Salon
Requiem, the new film from German director Hans-Christian Schmid, is absolutely astonishing. See it if you possibly can. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
Requiem is drawn from an incident that was also the basis for last year's demon-seed hit, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." - 90
Variety
Stunningly played story of faith vs. family. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
Bogumil Godfrejow's raw cinematography and Huller's poignant, close-to-the-bone performance transform what might have been a morbid curiosity into an entirely enthralling, quietly terrifying experience. - 80
Village Voice
Sandra Hüller, a young German stage actress making a harrowing feature debut, invests Michaela's terrified, possibly schizophrenic outbursts with unholy conviction. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
While "Exorcism" focused on a murder-trial battle between the priest and a prosecutor, Schmid's film beautifully details the behavior, events and socio-religious pressures that lead to the decision to perform such an extreme ritual. - 80
The New York Times
Requiem is a moving study of a tortured young woman more at peace with medieval ritual than with modern medicine. - 80
Los Angeles Times
In its subtlety, complexity and dexterity, Requiem is a notably original work.
