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- 2006
- TV-MA
- IFC First Take
- 1 h 33 m
- 2006
- TV-MA
- IFC First Take
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Inspired by the same events that were previously dramatized in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," this film portrays a first-year university student whose bout with epilepsy leads to a tragic exorcism.
Directed By: Hans-Christian Schmid
Written By: Bernd Lange
- 2006
- TV-MA
- IFC First Take
- 1 h 33 m
- 2006
- TV-MA
- IFC First Take
- 1 h 33 m
Requiem
82
7.2
Summary Inspired by the same events that were previously dramatized in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," this film portrays a first-year university student whose bout with epilepsy leads to a tragic exorcism.
Directed By: Hans-Christian Schmid
Written By: Bernd Lange
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
82
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
82
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Requiem, the new film from German director Hans-Christian Schmid, is absolutely astonishing. See it if you possibly can.
Bogumil Godfrejow's raw cinematography and Huller's poignant, close-to-the-bone performance transform what might have been a morbid curiosity into an entirely enthralling, quietly terrifying experience.
In its subtlety, complexity and dexterity, Requiem is a notably original work.
While "Exorcism" focused on a murder-trial battle between the priest and a prosecutor, Schmid's film beautifully details the behavior, events and socio-religious pressures that lead to the decision to perform such an extreme ritual.
Anybody who's ever seen a movie about exorcism knows that, in cases like this, the first thing to do is call 1-800-PRIEST, which the family does.
The nonsensationalistic results are also somewhat ho-hum--and oddly less convincing than Friedkin's lurid mess, let alone the elegant satanism sagas of Tourneur and Polanski.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.2
78% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
11% Mixed
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11% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.2
78% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
11% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
11% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
23/5 Filmproduktion GmbH,
ARTE,
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR),
Südwestrundfunk (SWR),
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Release Date Oct 20, 2006
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating TV-MA
Tagline She claimed she was possessed. There was no way to know for sure.
Website
http://www.requiem-derfilm.de/
Awards
German Film Awards
• 5 Wins & 10 Nominations
Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio
• 4 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
