Requiem
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.
Source: 73. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Michaela Klingler
- Karl Klingler
- Marianne Klingler
- Helga Klingler
- Hanna Imhof
- Stefan Weiser
- Martin Borchert
- Gerhard Landauer
- Heimleiterin
- Professor Schneider
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Assistant camera
2nd Camera unit
Colour grading
Still photography
Lighting design
Key grip
Production design
Prop master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound design
Sound
Sound assistant
Sound mixer
Audio mixing
Casting
Cast
- Michaela Klingler
- Karl Klingler
- Marianne Klingler
- Helga Klingler
- Hanna Imhof
- Stefan Weiser
- Martin Borchert
- Gerhard Landauer
- Heimleiterin
- Professor Schneider
- Krankenschwester
Production company
in co-production with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Executive producer
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- November 2004 - Dezember 2004: Tübingen und Umgebung
FSK-Prüfung: 25.01.2006, 104104, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 17.02.2006, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 02.03.2006;
TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 06.02.2009, Arte
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Requiem
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung: 25.01.2006, 104104, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 17.02.2006, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 02.03.2006;
TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 06.02.2009, Arte
Digitalisierte Fassung
Aufführung (DE): 23.02.2023, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Awards
- Beste Darstellerin
- Bester Spielfilm
- Darstellerinnenpreis
- Schnitt-Preis in der Kategorie Spielfilm
- Premi de la Crítica José Luis Guarner
- Bester Film
- Beste Darstellerin
- Lola, Beste Tongestaltung
- Lola, Bestes Kostümbild
- Lola, Beste Nebendarstellerin
- Lola, Beste Darstellerin
- Lola in Silber (ex aequo >Knallhart<), Bester Spielfilm
- Film des Monats
- Silberner Bär, Beste Darstellerin
- FIPRESCI-Preis
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Beste Nachwuchsdarstellerin