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Requiem (2006)

Requiem (2006)

Drama

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

Release Date: 2006, March 2
Directors: Hans-Christian Schmid
Countries: Germany
Production: 23/5 Filmproduktion, SWR, WDR, BR, ARTE
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Eva Löbau, Imogen Kogge, Burghart Klaußner, Nicholas Reinke, Johann Adam Oest, Jens Harzer, Anna Blomeier, Irene Kugler, Walter Schmidinger, Friederike Adolph

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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