an intense, disturbing and bleak drama of ecstasy and insanity, all set in a world where, if there is a God at all, it truly requires a leap of faith into the dark to grasp Him.
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06/15/07
Requiem (2006)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:30
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: This harrowing, naturalistic drama holds you in its grip through Huller's intense performance.
Theatrical Release:17-11-2006
Synopsis: Michaela has grown up in a deeply religious family, in a small town in Germany, in the 1970's. Despite her long battle with epilepsy, she leaves home and secures her first taste of freedom while... [More]
Starring: Sandra Huller, Burghart Klaussner, Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
Reviews for Requiem
Top CriticA tragic tale of teen rebellion and misplaced faith, this is a sober and sobering account of a young girl's untimely end, made enthralling by great performances and restrained direction.
12/30/06
Top CriticA naturalistic and thrillingly powerful film, with a stand-out performance from Hüller at its centre.
11/21/06
Top CriticThe movie ends a little too abruptly, but it features a heartrending performance from Sandra Huller that brought her the best actress award at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
11/18/06
Based on the same story as The Exorcism of Emily Rose, this is a far more accurate and ultimately much more frightening version of events, with an award-winning performance from Huller.
11/02/06
Quietly devastating and unbearably moving, this is a soul-searching classic.
10/30/06
Top CriticProgresses in a natural, unforced style that's increasingly creepy and ultimately emotionally shattering.
10/18/06
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03/15/07
A convincing portrayal of a helpless soul wavering between fear and faith, and the madness of murder being perpetrated in the name of Christ.
03/10/07
What matters in Requiem amounts to the fine performances, Schmid's assured hand, and the magnificent rustic scenery.
03/01/07
Sandra Hueller leads a fine cast and gives a textured performance as wallflower Michaela who is suddenly freed when she goes out into the world, only to be done in by her inner, psychosis-driven demons.
12/30/06
[Huller] combines the raw physicality of Michaelas seizures with an emotional confusion as she ponders the cause of her attacks and how to react to them.
12/30/06
Working from an economical and intelligent script by Bernd Lange , Schmid directs his first feature with the easy conviction that eluded the makers of the preposterous Emily Rose.
11/24/06
Stage actress Sandra Huller delivers a stunning, understated performance...
11/17/06
Top CriticThe 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.
11/16/06
The confusion and panic and everyday interactions in Requiem feel honest and true-to-life, which has nothing to do with how factual it is, or isn't.
11/16/06
What cannot be debated is the strength of Huller's naturalistic lead performance, a frighteninglyn intense turn that brings to mind Emily Watson's work in Breaking the Waves.
11/03/06
In lesser hands, Requiem would seem merely bleak, but Schmid makes a rigorously urgent and compelling film out of Michaela's odyssey.
11/02/06
Top Critic[Sandra Hüller's] intensity is so compelling you truly have no idea if those demons are real.
10/25/06
Requiem isn't a horror movie so much as a thwarted coming-of-age story, like Carrie without the bloody reckoning.
10/20/06
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