Requiem (2006 film)
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| Requiem | |
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| Directed by | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Written by | Bernd Lange |
| Produced by | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Starring | Sandra Hüller Burghart Klaußner Imogen Kogge Anna Blomeier Nicholas Reinke Jens Harzer Walter Schmidinger |
| Cinematography | Bogumil Godfrejów |
| Edited by | Bernd Schlegel Hansjörg Weißbrich |
Release date | 2 March 2006 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Requiem is a 2006 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. It stars Sandra Hüller as a woman with epilepsy, Michaela Klingler, believed by members of her church and herself to be possessed. The film steers clear of special effects or dramatic music and instead presents documentary-style filmmaking, which focuses on Michaela's struggle to lead a normal life, trapped in a limbo which could either represent demonic possession or mental illness, focusing on the latter.
The film focuses on the medical condition (epilepsy) as seen in the real-life events of Anneliese Michel, a German woman who was believed to have been possessed by six or more demons and died in 1976.[1] These events also served as the basis of Scott Derrickson's 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The film was cast with Jens Harzer, Burghart Klaußner, Imogen Kogge, Irene Kugler, Johann Adam Oest, Walter Schmidinger, Eva Löbau, Sandra Hüller, Anna Blomeier, Nicholas Reinke and others
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