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Requiem for Dominic

1990 · 83 min

A somber, uneasy journey through a country in upheaval, weighed down by loyalty, rumor and grim political reckoning.

Overview: The true story of Dominic Paraschiv, who, as the alleged “Butcher of Temesvar,” died a miserable death in a Romanian hospital in December 1989. Paul Weiß, a Romanian living in exile, travels from Vienna to Romania to help his childhood friend.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, friendship, betrayal, death
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
friendship
betrayal
death
justice
Places: big city
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, war
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm
Written by: Felix Mitterer, Michael Köhlmeier
Starring: Felix Mitterer, Werner Prinz, August Schmölzer, Viktoria Schubert, Angelika Schütz, Antonia Rados, Georg Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Nikolas Vogel
Cinematography: Hans Selikovsky
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Austria
Languages: English, German