Requiem
© Bogumił Godfrejow / 23/5 Filmproduktion
Walter Schmidinger, Sandra Hüller, Jens Harzer
Requiem by Hans-Christian Schmid
DEU 2006, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Bogumił Godfrejow / 23/5 Filmproduktion
Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaußner
Requiem by Hans-Christian Schmid
DEU 2006, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Bogumił Godfrejow / 23/5 Filmproduktion
Sandra Hüller
Requiem by Hans-Christian Schmid
DEU 2006, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Bogumił Godfrejow / 23/5 Filmproduktion
In the 1970s, high school graduate Michaela moves from her strictly Catholic parental home in a village to Tübingen to take up her studies. Tentatively, she begins to enjoy a more independent lifestyle but then her epilepsy, which has been present for years, becomes more pronounced. After a particularly strenuous study assignment, she collapses. Instead of taking her to hospital, her boyfriend decides to take her to her parents. They believe Michaela to be possessed by the devil, and the terrified young woman agrees to an exorcism by two priests. Severely weakened, both physically and psychologically, she dies after several sessions.
Based on a real-life case, Hans-Christian Schmid’s portrait of religious fanaticism adopts a restrained approach that almost feels like documentary. Unlike the church from which the self-appointed exorcists hail, he foregoes showy effects and hype – and this makes the victim’s suffering all the more moving. Hansjörg Weißbrich’s rhythmic and versatile editing underlines the dramatic arc.
Based on a real-life case, Hans-Christian Schmid’s portrait of religious fanaticism adopts a restrained approach that almost feels like documentary. Unlike the church from which the self-appointed exorcists hail, he foregoes showy effects and hype – and this makes the victim’s suffering all the more moving. Hansjörg Weißbrich’s rhythmic and versatile editing underlines the dramatic arc.
With
- Sandra Hüller (Michaela Klingler)
- Burghart Klaußner (Karl Klingler)
- Imogen Kogge (Marianne Klingler)
- Frederike Adolph (Helga Klingler)
- Anna Blomeier (Hanna Imhof)
- Nicolas Reinke (Stefan Weiser)
- Jens Harzer (Martin Borchert)
- Walter Schmidinger (Gerhard Landauer)
- Irene Kugler (Director of the Student Residence)
- Johann Adam Oest (Prof. Schneider)
- Eva Löbau (Nurse)
Crew
| Director | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Screenplay | Bernd Lange |
| Cinematography | Bogumił Godfrejow |
| Camera Assistant | Yvonne Geiler |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich, Bernd Schlegel |
| Sound | Marc Parisotto |
| Sound Design | Dirk W. Jacob, Christian M. Goldbeck |
| Sound Mixing | Martin Steyer |
| Art Director | Eva Maria Stiebler |
| Costumes | Bettina Marx |
| Make-Up | Monika Münnich, Nadine Schränkler |
| Assistant Director | Christopher Doll |
| Casting | Simone Bär |
| Line Producer | Anja C. Klement |
| Location Manager | Nina Klingen |
| Production Manager | Katja Siegel |
| Producer | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Executive Producer | Uli Putz |
| Commissioning Editors | Sabine Holtgreve, Georg Steinert, Wolf-Dietrich Brücker, Bettina Reitz |
| Co-Production |
Arte Kehl BR München WDR Köln SWR Baden-Baden |
Produced by
23/5 Filmproduktion