an intense, disturbing and bleak drama of ecstasy and insanity, all set in a world where, if there is a God at all, it truly requires a leap of faith into the dark to grasp Him.
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Requiem (2006)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:30
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: This harrowing, naturalistic drama holds you in its grip through Huller's intense performance.
Theatrical Release:Oct 18, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Michaela has grown up in a deeply religious family, in a small town in Germany, in the 1970's. Despite her long battle with epilepsy, she leaves home and secures her first taste of freedom while... [More]
Starring: Sandra Huller, Burghart Klaussner, Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
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Reviews for Requiem
Like The Exorcism of Emily Rose ... Requiem is loosely based on the real-life story of a West German woman who died in 1976 after a series of failed exorcisms.
10/19/06
Top CriticSandra Hueller leads a fine cast and gives a textured performance as wallflower Michaela who is suddenly freed when she goes out into the world, only to be done in by her inner, psychosis-driven demons.
12/30/06
Progresses in a natural, unforced style that's increasingly creepy and ultimately emotionally shattering.
10/18/06
[A] stunningly played story of faith vs. family.
04/25/06
Top CriticTakes the flashback sequences from Exorcism of Emily Rose, removes all the supernatural scares, and tries to keep you interested.
10/19/06
Quietly devastating and unbearably moving, this is a soul-searching classic.
10/30/06
Bogumil Godfrejow's raw cinematography and (Sandra) Huller's poignant, close-to-the-bone performance transform what might have been a morbid curiosity into an entirely enthralling, quietly terrifying experience.
10/20/06
The movie ends a little too abruptly, but it features a heartrending performance from Sandra Huller that brought her the best actress award at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
11/18/06
[Sandra Hüller's] intensity is so compelling you truly have no idea if those demons are real.
10/25/06
Top CriticHüller's master class in acting is not only a portrait of a holy creature frenzied by otherworldly spirits but a voluptuous reflection of the pressures that accosted so many women of her character's age, time, and devotions.
10/13/06
Closely observed story of the mental and family pressures that can lead someone to accept an exorcism.
04/25/06
Top CriticA demonic posession movie WITHOUT special effects? Horrors!!!
10/20/06
A naturalistic and thrillingly powerful film, with a stand-out performance from Hüller at its centre.
11/21/06
Working from an economical and intelligent script by Bernd Lange , Schmid directs his first feature with the easy conviction that eluded the makers of the preposterous Emily Rose.
11/24/06
Top CriticYou won't find rotating heads and vomit in the exorcism movie Requiem. Instead, German director Hans-Christian Schmid relies on a frighteningly realistic performance by Sandra Huller as blue-eyed blonde Michaela.
10/20/06
Top CriticThe film is incisive about the all-too-mundane social, physical and emotional pressures exacted upon its heroine.
09/23/06
...never quite as compelling as Hüller's performance...
09/11/06
A tragic tale of teen rebellion and misplaced faith, this is a sober and sobering account of a young girl's untimely end, made enthralling by great performances and restrained direction.
12/30/06
The confusion and panic and everyday interactions in Requiem feel honest and true-to-life, which has nothing to do with how factual it is, or isn't.
11/16/06
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