Requiem (2006)
- Directed by
- Hans-Christian Schmid
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 126 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman with epilepsy believes she may be possessed by demons. Her devout church community pressures her to seek an exorcism. The film follows her deteriorating mental and physical state.
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What happens
Requiem is a 2006 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. It stars Sandra Hüller as Michaela Klingler, a woman with epilepsy, believed by members of her church to be possessed. The film avoids special effects or dramatic music and instead presents documentary-style film making, which focuses on Michaela's struggle to lead a normal life, trapped in a limbo which could either represent demonic possession or mental illness. The film focuses on the medical condition of epilepsy as seen in the real-life events of Anneliese Michel, a German woman who was allegedly possessed by six or more demons and died in 1976. These events also served as the basis of Scott Derrickson's 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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