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Requiem

2006 · 92 min

A quiet, documentary-like descent that unsettles through restraint, leaving you trapped between belief and illness with no easy answer.

Tagline
She claimed she was possessed. There was no way to know for sure.
Overview
Michaela, an epileptic, enrolls in college to study education. She goes off her medication and soon begins hearing voices and seeing apparitions that tell her to avoid religious objects, although she is devoutly Roman Catholic. One priest scoffs at the idea that Michaela could be possessed by demons, but a younger pastor arranges an exorcism for the young woman.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • madness
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany
Languages
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