Requiem
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66% Critic Match

Requiem

She claimed she was possessed. There was no way to know for sure.

6.6 / 10 2006 1h 32mNR German
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Sandra Hüller

Sandra Hüller

Michaela Klingler

Lead
Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Karl Klingler

Imogen Kogge

Imogen Kogge

Marianne Klingler

AB

Anna Blomeier

Hanna Imhof

Nicholas Reinke

Nicholas Reinke

Stefan Weiser

Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Gerhart Landauer

Johann Adam Oest

Johann Adam Oest

Professor

Eva Löbau

Eva Löbau

Nurse

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hans-Christian Schmid's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Requiem is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker