Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaussner, Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier, Nicholas Reinke
In a small town in 1970's southern Germany, Michaela, 21, has grown up in a deeply religious family. Despite her long battle with epilepsy, Michaela burns to leave home and study at the university. Th...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007
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November 24, 2009a tragic clash of science and superstition inspired by the case of a mentally ill and very religious german girl who died under exorcism in the 70s. the film is understated and plays almost like a documentary
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November 20, 2009Don't see this expecting something in the vein of The Exorcist. There aren't any spinning heads or projectile vomiting and no sign of the demon Pazuzu here. Instead, Requiem is a non-sensationalized, non-judgmental look at what happens when mental illness clashes with religion....( read more)
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November 20, 2008Like "The exorcism of Emily Rose" this film is (merely) inspired by the true events around Anneliese Michel in Germany of the 70s. A girl raised in strictly catholic terms battles with epilepsy as she is struggling to start a new life as University student. The grasp of her relig...( read more)
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July 13, 2008(If, by now, you're still not aware of Anneliese Michel's story, then this review may contain spoilers.
But if, by now, you're still not aware of Anneliese Michel's story, then you're weird.)
I was very keen on watching this one as it was a suposedly much better account of the a...( read more) -
July 1, 2008The German counterpart of "The exorcism of Emily Rose" but with more emphasis on the family and the human drama. told with lack of grandeur and ostentation, which is not ultimately too impressive, it is a correct approach but the ending was a little anticlimactic for my taste. Sa...( read more)
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July 29, 2009Requiem is (loosely) based on the true story of Anneliese Michel. Even though the synopsis plays it up as being a creepy or even scary film, it really isn't. I think it's more of a character study than anything. We never get to view the demons that Michaela sees and we don...( read more)
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June 22, 2009I had a lot of trouble watching this film as I just could not put a pin to what it was about. It does not seem to have a theme and instead, it wanders and meanders constantly through the various dilemmas of the character. It never answers and instead of any resolution, it just co...( read more)
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February 24, 2009Boring as all fuck account of the actual case the film 'The Exorcism Of Emily Rose' was based on.
Much more down to earth and about 100% less visually and narratively compelling than the film starring Jennifer Carpenter.
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